By JIRO TSUTSUI/ Staff Writer
January 1, 2026 at 07:00 JST
This five-storied pagoda, seen at Koshoin temple in Ishikari, is the first of the type to be constructed in Hokkaido. (Ryo Kudo)
ISHIKARI, Hokkaido--When Koshoin Temple officials sought to build a wooden pagoda here, they were told it would be impossible to erect one in these northlands, where winds and snow rage and frost does severe harm to such construction. [Read More]
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