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Nichiren-shū Kakuzōji Temple (Suginami Ward, Tokyo) Temporary assembly of bearing blocks for the roof of a two-storied pagoda

At the Suiundo Matsudo workshop, we assembled the bearing blocks for the roof of a two-storied pagoda for Nichiren-shū Kakuzōji Temple (Suginami Ward).
The width is 14 Shaku, and the height to the roban (top part of pagoda) is 10 metres. Completion is scheduled for March 2022.

Temporary assembly of the roof of the two-storied pagoda at Kakuzōji Temple
Tip of the sumiki (hip rafter)
Carving of young leaves on the sumiki
Bracket-set, 3rd level; the tail rafters protrude
Regular complex for fan rafters
Drawing of the two-storied pagoda at Kakuzōji Temple