Notable Sights and Sites

Jogyodo Hall and Hokkedo Hall Remains

About 12m or so from the Lotus Hall Site is the Jogyodo Hall (Jogyodo), the hall of samadhi by constant walking. This south-facing hall is five bays square and the pointed roof is thatched with miscanthus reeds. The current structure was rebuilt in the early 1700s on what was thought to be the original site. However, excavations have shown this to be untrue. In fact, the area now believed to be the real Jogyodo Site is about 9m south of the Lotus Hall's earthen platform. Archeological digs revealed the site to be poorly preserved; not a single foundation stone was unearthed.

The site on which the Lotus Hall is thought to have stood is at the northeast corner of the temple grounds. The earthworks on which the hall would have stood are about 3m by a little more than 15m. 23 foundation stones remain on the nearly 50cm platform over which rounded stones had been laid. According to the results of archeological excavations carried out here, the Lotus and Jogyodo Halls and the corridor connecting the two appear to have been planned and built as a unit, and to have coexisted for some time thereafter.