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 burned down five times due to lightning ...
Kyoto, Japan, was overrun by tourists a few years ... drawn to the famous Kobo-Ichi Market on the grounds of the Toji Temple. "As we stepped foot on the temple grounds, there was a definite ...
NARA--Kofukuji temple, a UNESCO World Heritage site here, will offer a rare chance for the public to view the interior of its five-story pagoda ... 59, the "toji" head brewer.