Five-storied pagoda
Five-storied pagoda is a tower in Nara, Nara. Five-storied pagoda is situated nearby to the Buddhist temple Eastern Golden Hall, as well as near Koofukuji.Photo: Tomomarusan, CC BY 2.5.
Photo: Degueulasse, CC BY 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Koofukuji and Eastern Golden Hall.
Koofukuji
Photo: 663highland, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kōfuku-ji is a Buddhist temple in Japan that was once one of the powerful Nanto Shichi Daiji 'Seven Great Temples' in the city of Nara. The temple is the national headquarters of the East Asian Yogācāra school.
Eastern Golden Hall
Buddhist temple
Photo: Nekosuki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Eastern Golden Hall is a Buddhist temple.
Nara National Museum
Museum
The Nara National Museum is one of the pre-eminent national art museums in Japan. Nara National Museum is situated 560 metres east of Five-storied pagoda.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seika and Nishikizu District and Seika-cho.
Seika and Nishikizu District
Locality
Photo: Mti, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seika and Nishikizu District is a locality, which is situated 9 km northwest of Five-storied pagoda.
Seika-cho
Town
Seika is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 September 2023 the town has an estimated population of 36,542 in 15,468 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. Seika-cho is situated 10 km northwest of Five-storied pagoda.
Five-storied pagoda
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Also known as: “Five-storied Pagoda, Kofuku-ji”
- Categories: five-storied pagoda, tower, building, tourism, historic site, and monument
- Location: Nara, Nara, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
34.68249° or 34° 40′ 57″ northLongitude
135.83223° or 135° 49′ 56″ eastInception
1426Levels
5Height
50 metres (164 feet)Open location code
8Q6QMRJJ+XVOpenStreetMap ID
way 98093571OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=monumentOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q107020475
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In Other Languages
From French to Japanese—“Five-storied pagoda” goes by many names.
- French: “Pagode à cinq étages”
- Japanese: “Gojū-no-tō”
- Japanese: “ごじゅうのとう”
- Japanese: “興福寺五重塔”
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