Tag: Yasaka Pagoda

Hōkan-ji Temple (Yasaka Pagoda) Kyoto Hōkan-ji Temple, better known as Yasaka Pagoda, is in Kyoto’s historic Higashiyama district. Its five-storey wooden pagoda rises 46 metres above the surrounding traditional streets. According to tradition, Prince Shōtoku founded the temple in 589 following a divine message in a dream. However, fires destroyed the original structures several times.… Read more