the building measures five-and-a-half meters on each side and is eight meters tall. the interior of the building contains three altars, one for each of the first three fujiwara lords. each altar had a seated amida surrounded by standing kannon bosatsu and seishi bosatsu, six jizō bosatsu and two niten statues. one niten figure is now missing. the building was rebuilt from 1962 to 1968.