The pagoda was erected during the Nara Period (710-784) at the encouragement of Empress Komyo, the wife of Emperor Shomu. It has been destroyed by fire on five occasions but rebuilt each time.
The first modern empress to take up sericulture was Empress ... Michiko’s watch was used to recreate silk products of the Nara Period (710-784). In May 2018, when she was still crown princess ...