This temple has a three-story and a five-story pagoda; historically, the latter has contended with Kyoto's Toji for the title of Tallest Pagoda in Japan, although Kofuku-ji seems to have surrendered for now.

興福寺是藤原氏的氏寺，為一座位於日本奈良縣縣廳奈良市登大路町正對面的佛寺，乃南都六宗之一法相宗的大本山，名列南都七大寺。寺院主殿為中金堂，本尊釋迦如來。自公元710年以來便有強大的影響力，位屬「古都奈良的文化財」而登錄世界遺產之列。