A Finely Made Pagoda in a Koyasan Temple Garden
The Kodaiin Temple Tahoto Pagoda (光臺院多宝塔) is the tahoto pagoda of a temple of 1917 in Koyasan, Koya Town, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture, and was registered as a Registered Tangible Cultural Property (structure) on December 3, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The Agency records a timber two-storey pagoda (tahoto) with a copper roof, covering 6.0 square metres; registration number 30-0385.
A Pagoda on a Garden Mound
The tahoto pagoda of Kodaiin, a special head temple of the Shingon school on Koyasan, stands on an artificial hill in the temple garden (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
The lower storey has a veranda with railings and bronze finials on all four sides and one-stepped brackets; the upper storey has four-stepped brackets, and both eaves have double fan rafters. The roofs and the dome-shaped neck are covered in copper, and chrysanthemum crests adorn the frog-leg struts (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Why It Was Registered
The Agency registered it as a model of design, a finely made pagoda worthy of a celebrated temple.
What to Look For
Look for the four-stepped brackets and fan rafters above and the chrysanthemum crests on the struts (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Visiting
No official information on visiting was found.
Q&A
- When was the pagoda built?
- In 1917 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
- Where does it stand?
- On an artificial hill in the temple garden.
- What decorates it?
- Chrysanthemum crests on the frog-leg struts.
- How is Kodaiin read?
- Ko-da-i-in, according to the Agency's reading.
- When was the Kodaiin Temple Tahoto Pagoda registered?
- On December 3, 2024 (Agency for Cultural Affairs).
Basic Information
| Name | Kodaiin Temple Tahoto Pagoda (光臺院多宝塔) |
|---|---|
| Location | 649 Koyasan, Koya Town, Ito District, Wakayama Prefecture |
| Designation | Registered Tangible Cultural Property (Structure) |
| Year Designated | Registered 2024/12/03 (Reiwa 6) |
| Quantity | 1 building |
| Dimensions | Timber tahoto pagoda, copper roof, 6.0 m² |
| Owner | Kodaiin Temple (Religious Corporation) |
| Public Access | No official visiting information |
References
- Kodaiin Temple Tahoto Pagoda (Database of National Cultural Properties, Agency for Cultural Affairs)
- https://kunishitei.bunka.go.jp/heritage/detail/101/00015224
Last verified: 2026.10.18
