The five-storey pagoda is in a purely Japanese style, has a tiled roof, and stands 49 meters tall - making it the highest after those of To-ji Temple and Kofuku-ji Temple.
五重塔は高さ49mで東寺、興福寺の五重塔に次ぐ高さをもつ、純和様、本瓦葺の建築である。