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Also pronounced kyūjū-no-tō. A 9-storied pagoda. Kudaradaiji 百済大寺 (6th-7th century) in Nara, and Hōshōji 法勝寺 (Heian period) in Kyoto, both had wooden kujū-no-tō, but they no longer exist. The only extant 9-story pagoda built in stone is located at Manganji 満願寺 (1293) in Hyōgo Prefecture.