The original Five-storied Pagoda at Sensoji Temple was built by Taira no Kinmasa in 942 AD. He was the same military commander who constructed the shrine’s two gates: Kaminarimon (Thunder Gate) and Hōzōmon (Treasure-House Gate). The pagoda stands 175 feet. Its levels represent the five elements of Japanese Buddhism: earth (chi), water (sui), fire (ka), wind (fū) and void or heaven (kū). Goju-no-to was destroyed during the war and rebuilt in 1973.
