The areas around the top and the foot of the mountain are called 'Kami-Daigo' (upper Daigo) and 'Shimo-Daigo' (lower Daigo), respectively, and both areas flourished with magnificent dotogaran (the temple's halls, pagodas and cathedrals).
山頂付近は「上醍醐」、山麓一帯は「下醍醐」と呼ばれ、堂塔伽藍が立ち並び繁栄した。