A Wooden Memorial Pagoda of 1556
The Jikoji Temple Founder's Pagoda (慈光寺開山塔) is a memorial pagoda for the temple's founder of 1556 in Nishidaira, Tokigawa Town, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1953 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a pagoda of the hoto type, roofed in thick wooden shingles; designation number 01230.
A Pagoda for the Founding Monk
The Jikoji Temple Founder's Pagoda stands at Jikoji in Nishidaira, Tokigawa Town, Saitama. It takes the hoto form and is roofed in thick wooden shingles, and the Agency dates it to 1556 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
A founder's pagoda honours the monk who established a temple. In the hoto form, a roof and a finial of rings crown a cylindrical body.
Why It Is an Important Cultural Property
The Agency's record has no commentary; the structure and date set out what was designated. It is a timber pagoda dated to 1556, in the late Muromachi period (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
What to Look For
Look for the hoto form under its roof of thick wooden shingles (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
It is owned by Jikoji Temple (Agency for Cultural Affairs). No official visiting information was found.
Q&A
- When was the pagoda built?
- In 1556 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- What is a founder's pagoda?
- A pagoda honouring the monk who established the temple.
- What form is it?
- A hoto pagoda roofed in thick wooden shingles.
- Where is Jikoji?
- In Nishidaira, Tokigawa Town, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture.
- When was the Jikoji Temple Founder's Pagoda designated an Important Cultural Property?
- On August 29, 1953 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Jikoji Temple Founder's Pagoda (慈光寺開山塔) |
|---|---|
| Location | Nishidaira, Tokigawa Town, Hiki District, Saitama Prefecture |
| Designation | Important Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Designated 1953/08/29 (Showa 28) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Hoto pagoda, wooden-shingle roof |
| Owner | Jikoji Temple |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Jikoji Temple Founder's Pagoda (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/102/458
Last verified: 2026.10.21