Japanese pagoda
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Pagodas in Japan are called tō, sometimes buttō or tōba, and derive historically from the Chinese pagoda, itself an interpretation of the Indian stupa. Like the stupa, pagodas were originally used as
Japan's oldest three-storeyed pagoda at Hokki-ji, Ikaruga, Nara Pref. It was built in 706.
A reconstruction of Asuka-dera's original layout with a pagoda at its center
A rare 16-storey stone pagoda at Chōshō-ji in Kamakura
A hōtō at Ankokuron-ji
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