The temple in Ikaruga centering on Horyuji Temple is a temple where a relation with Prince Shotoku are deep. For Prince Shotoku, it is 605 years which moved the royal palace from Asuka to Ikaruga. And Horyuji Temple built next to Miya of Ikaruga. Taishi tended to study and spread the Buddhism transmitted from the country of Sui here.
The five-storied pagoda in 3000
It is said that the big tree of the cypress used here was in cut that time.
Since it was made and 1300 year has passed ... It is the Jomon period that what
and a tree began to grow! The tree of the five-storied pagoda was seeing history
of Japan 3000 or more.
A big earthquake does not destroy, either!
A five-storied pagoda accumulates many components and is made. Therefore, the
skimmer of the component absorbs a shake and is strong to an earthquake.
Moreover, a central pillar suppressing a shake and weakening vibration is
also secret one which does not break easily strongly.