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Watch a 12-minute lecture from Kyoto University's 2019 Faculty of Engineering Open Lecture series where Professor Yoshiyuki Tojima discusses the 2011 reconstruction efforts of the Hosshoji Temple's octagonal nine-story pagoda. Learn about the detailed architectural analysis and restoration techniques used to recreate this mysterious ancient tower, presented at the NS Hall of Research Building No. 8 on July 27, 2019. Explore how modern engineering and architectural expertise helped visualize and reconstruct this historical Buddhist monument that once stood in Kyoto.