sˈeɪhoʊdʒˈaɪ wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ fˈaɪɚ dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɑːnɪn wˈɔːɹ, ænd twˈaɪs ɹˈævɪdʒd baɪ flˈʌdz dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈiːdoʊ pˈiəɹɪəd, bˌʌt ɪt hɐz sˈɪns bˌɪn ɹᵻbˈɪlt.
Saihō-ji was destroyed by fire during the Ōnin War, and twice ravaged by floods during the Edo period, but it has since been rebuilt.