He discovered that Horin-ji Temple originally had a Horyu-ji style layout with Kondo in the east and the pagoda in the west, and its dimensions were two thirds of that of Horyu-ji Temple.
創建当時は東に金堂、西に塔が建つ、法隆寺式の伽藍配置で、平面規模は法隆寺の3分の2であったことがわかった。