In the Heian period, Gorinto pagodas (gravestones composed of five pieces piled up one upon another) were built, and in the Kamakura period the construction of Hokyoin-to pagoda, board monuments and Komainu (a pair of carved stone guardian dogs) appeared.
平安期からの五輪塔をはじめ、鎌倉期には宝篋印塔、板碑、狛犬などが新たに造られるようになった。