The sōrin of a wooden pagoda is usually made of bronze and can be over 10 meters tall.

The complex included a central wooden pagoda flanked by two stone pagodas.

It has a wooden pagoda which is one of Japan's oldest, dating to the 16th century.

Visible on the roof ridge beam is a portion of the finial that topped the original wooden pagoda.

A few images along the top the hall's roof line reveals a hint of the hall's past as a wooden pagoda.

The architectural study of this era's wooden pagodas is greatly enhanced by this small simple modified hall.

The sites of a large main hall and a middle gate were unearthed to the north and south of the wooden pagoda.

In 2008, the wooden pagoda atop the gate was severely damaged by arson.

Practically all wooden pagodas have either three or five-stories.

Small wooden pagodas are scattered through the deep jungle, and students have previously set up hammocks.