The Five-storied Pagoda was built in 1407 and dedicated to the Buddha of Medicine. Predominately following Japanese design – one of the country’s finest – it is accented with decorations similar to leek and lotus flowers. The eaves are coated with red lacquer and the roof is covered with cypress bark. Goju-no-to Pagoda is over 90 feet high yet seems taller from its elevated position on a hill overlooking Itsukushima Shrine.
