The pagoda was built as a temporary indoor display in the 1915 Panama Pacific International Exposition’s Palace of Food Products. It was moved to the Japanese Tea Garden in 1916.
Although the tower appears to be a five-story structure from the outside, it is actually hollow inside. The pagoda will be open to the public until Oct. 16 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. (last entry at 4: ...