Five storied pagoda is a synonym for Kyoto. A post card with Kyoto view, you’ll find five storied pagoda in somewhere.

Did you know five storied pagoda is not just one, there five of them; Toji temple, Daigoji temple, Hokanji temple, Ninnaji temple, Kaiju-senji temple. Every five storied pagoda has high historical value, and protected by Japanese government.

The most famous one is the five storied pagoda of Toji temple which is visible from Shinkansen very high speed train.

The five storied pagoda of Toji is the oldest five storied pagoda. And Buddha’s ashes (ashes of Buddha) which a very famous Buddhist priest Kobotaishi brought from China.