A five-storied pagoda's eaves usually become smaller from the first story to the top fifth story; however, this pagoda's roof reduction rate is small and the size of the first story and the fifth story are about the same.
通常の五重塔は、初重から一番上の五重目へ向けて屋根の出が逓減する（次第に小さくなる）が、この塔は屋根の逓減率が低く、一重目と五重目の屋根の大きさがあまり変わらない。