This is the fourth highest pagoda after To-ji Temple five-storied pagoda, Kofuku-ji Temple five-storied pagoda, Daigo-ji Temple five-storied pagoda, all of which were built before the Edo period.
日本に現存する江戸時代以前に作られた仏塔としては、東寺五重塔、興福寺五重塔、醍醐寺五重塔に次ぎ、4番目の高さを誇る。