Gorintō
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Gorintō is a Japanese type of Buddhist pagoda believed to have been first adopted by the Shingon and Tendai sects during the mid Heian period. It is used for memorial or funerary purposes and is there
A gorintō on top of the Mimizuka with Siddhaṃ inscriptions
Gorintō bearing Lotus Sutra carvings
Some wooden sotoba at Akira Kurosawa's tomb. Note the division in five sections
Enjō-ji
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Enjō-ji is a Shingon temple in the northeast of Nara, Japan. A number of its buildings and images have been designated National Treasures and Important Cultural Properties, and its late-Heian period g
Enjō-ji Hondō of 1472, an Important Cultural Property
Two-storey gate of 1468, an Important Cultural Property
Kasugadō and Hakusandō shrines (1277/8), both National Treasures
Paradise gardens of the late-Heian period, a Place of Scenic Beauty