It houses the only thirteen-storey wooden pagoda still in existence in the world.
Visitors stop in front of the only thirteen-storey wooden pagoda still in existence in the world: rebuilt in 1532, it is estimated at around 54 metres high on the basis of the traditional proportions of this type of tower. The shrine stands on the tomb of Fujiwara no Kamatari, the architect of the Isshi coup in 645, but it was only founded in 678, by Emperor Tenmu.
Tanzan Jinja holds the tomb of Fujiwara no Kamatari (614–669), one of the architects of the Isshi coup of 645. The shrine itself was only founded in 678, at the wish of Emperor Tenmu. Its thirteen-storey pagoda, rebuilt in 1532, is designated an Important Cultural Property (重要文化財) and is the only wooden example of this type still in existence in the world.
🚉 談山神社 · in front of the station
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