The inner space from the first to the fifth floor is the same, but from the sixth level up, the body of the pagoda shrinks drastically, making the whole structure of the pagoda look like a ...

TSURUOKA, Yamagata Prefecture--The magnificent five-storied pagoda on Mount Hagurosan ... have been rebuilt more than 600 years ago, is lit up on Saturdays, Sundays and holidays through Oct.

The brackets and eaves, large in proportion to the main body of the pagoda, look like an umbrella above the lower part. The upper structure of the pagoda is composed of five levels of lotus petals ...