Toyokuni Shrine Five-storied Pagoda

Cultural Property

4.0

This five-tier red pagoda stands on a hill near the Honden front shrine of Itsukushima Shrine. The 27.6-meter-tall tower is located next to Toyokuni Shrine (location of the Senjokaku Pavilion). Skillfully blending Japanese and Chinese design aspects, the tower was built in 1407. Inside, the ceiling is painted with a dragon, while outside the ceilings have been painted with grapevine scrollwork and vivid patterns. The pagoda’s central pillar notably only extends up to the second tier in a design which helps prevent the tower from being toppled by strong winds. The pagoda used to enshrine the temple’s principal object of worship, a statue of Gautama Buddha; as well as statues of the bodhisattvas Samantabhadra and Manjushri, but these were moved to the Daiganji Temple on the opposite shore during the anti-Buddhism movement of the Meiji period. Today, the pagoda has been designated a National Important Cultural Property.

Spot details

Address: Hiroshima Hatsukaichi-shi Miyajimacho 1-1 Map
Area: Miyajima Area
Phone: 0829442020
Hours: Admission fee is free (externally closed)
Closed: open everyday
Fees: Free (exterior view only)
Parking Lot: Not available
Credit Card: Not available
Smoking: Not available
Note: Only appearance can be observed
Estimated stay time: 0-30 minutes

Information Sources: NAVITIME JAPAN

Review

15th- Century Pagoda

Reviewed : 2020.09.19

After visiting the Itsukushima Shrine, I decided to walk for about 2 minutes to the west of the structure and climb a small hill to see this pagoda up close. Well-maintained, its five...
Great views of Miyajima

Reviewed : 2020.05.20

Also known as Toyokuni Shrine Five-Story Pagoda, this pagoda offers you great views of the city. The pagoda (from the outside) is nice, but you see it in 5min. The outside visit is free. However...
Like a wallpaper!

Reviewed : 2020.04.21

Miyajimas five storey pagoda is truly a site to behold. One truly has to work hard to not make it look as spectacular on a photo, as it is in reality due to the eye-catching orange color of the...