but the plan was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. It remains unclear when the reopening ceremony will be held, officials said. The renovation project began in 2009, and the pagoda ...

The pagoda is about 50 meters tall, making it the second-tallest wooden pagoda in Japan after the one at Toji temple in Kyoto. It was originally built in 730 by order of Empress Komyo, and has ...