In the past, the 2-storied wooden pagoda called tahoto was one of the seven halls of a Shingon temple. The oldest tahoto is today the one at the Ishiyama-dera in Ōtsu, Shiga Prefecture, erected in 1194. A replica of this pagoda can also be admired in Tokyo, at the Gokoku-ji temple, built 80 years ago.
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