Jomyoji Temple Tahoto Pagoda

A Late Kamakura Tahoto

The Jomyoji Temple Tahoto Pagoda (浄妙寺多宝塔) is a late Kamakura three-bay tahoto pagoda at Jomyoji in Arida of the late Kamakura period (1275–1332) in Miyazakicho, Arida City, Wakayama Prefecture, and was designated an Important Cultural Property on August 29, 1904 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

The Agency records a three-bay tahoto pagoda with a tiled roof; designation number 00328.

The 1904 date in the Agency record is that of its designation under the former law.

Jomyoji

Jomyoji is a temple in Miyazakicho, Arida City, Wakayama, whose late Kamakura main hall and tahoto pagoda were designated in 1904 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Why It Is an Important Cultural Property

The Agency record has no commentary; the date, the late Kamakura period, and its form, a three-bay tahoto with a tiled roof, set out what was designated.

A Three-Bay Tahoto

The tahoto pagoda of Jomyoji dates from the late Kamakura period (Agency for Cultural Affairs). It is three bays wide and roofed in tile.

A tahoto is a two-tier pagoda with a square lower storey, a rounded dome-like neck and a square upper roof, a type common at Esoteric Buddhist temples.

What to Look For

At the pagoda, look for the classic tahoto profile of square lower storey, rounded neck and upper roof (Agency for Cultural Affairs).

Visiting

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