native Japanese plants, serene koi ponds, a five-story pagoda and a Zen garden. You’ll want to plan your visit foo March or April when the garden’s cherry blossom trees are in full bloom.

The pagoda is about 50 meters tall, making it the second-tallest wooden pagoda in Japan after the one at Toji temple in Kyoto. It was originally built in 730 by order of Empress Komyo, and has ...

but the plan was postponed due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. It remains unclear when the reopening ceremony will be held, officials said. The renovation project began in 2009, and the pagoda ...

The Japanese pagoda was a key feature in Merton Council's controversial plans to build 18 new homes on Mitcham's Canons House heritage site, with the homes arranged to face it. But the Royal ...