"Hoto" is a Buddhist pagoda composed of a cylindrical or octagonal toshin (the body of a pagoda,) with a square-shaped roof on it, and sorin (a metal pinnacle placed on the top of a pagoda).
宝塔（ほうとう）は、円筒や八角などの塔身に方形などの屋根を被せ、さらに相輪を載せた仏塔。