Hosenji Temple Thirteen-Story Stone Pagoda

A Stone Pagoda of 1278

The Hosenji Temple Thirteen-Story Stone Pagoda (法泉寺十三重塔) is a stone thirteen-storey pagoda dated 1278 in the late Kamakura period of 1278 in Kusauchi, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on May 24, 1916 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a stone thirteen-storey pagoda; designation number 00663.

The 1916 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

A Stone Pagoda of 1278

The thirteen-storey pagoda of Hosenji in Kusauchi, Kyotanabe City, Kyoto, is a stone pagoda dated 1278 (Agency for Cultural Affairs). A thirteen-storey pagoda stacks thirteen stone roofs over its body.

As a stone pagoda dated to the late Kamakura period, it was designated in 1916 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, 1278, and its form, a stone thirteen-storey pagoda, set out what was designated.

What to Look For

At the pagoda, look for the thirteen stone roofs stacked one above another.

Visiting

The pagoda is owned by Hosenji (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official information on visiting or access was found.