Kawashiri: The Hokyoin Pagodas of Horinji Temple

Within the temple grounds are two Hokyoin pagodas of the exact same size and shape thought to have been erected during the period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
Rich in decorativeness, they are thought to be from the late period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
Furthermore, below Horinji Temple along the side of prefectural road 4 are three Hokyoin pagodas called the Horinhime Pagodas.
Although they are a collection of various towers rather than a cohesive entity, each bears an inscription from 1355 (Bunwa 4).

It's said that each of these three pagodas from the mid period of the Northern and Southern Courts have rare patterns and ink decorations that are unique in Japan. These are stone works that fans of Hokyoin pagodas and so on can't afford to miss.
There is also the partial material of a Hokyoin pagoda from 1355 (Bunwa 4), the same year as those in the collected grave markers of Yusenji Temple, so unraveling the threads of that mystery is intriguing.