View of Osawa Pond from the boating pier.

Daikaku-ji's pagoda, where copies of the heart sutra are stored.

Summertime at Osawa Pond with the fresh green maple leaves.

Osawa Pond, here looking like a Monet painting.

Designed by the court painter Kose-no-Kanaoka (巨勢金岡) or possibly the artist Kudara-no-Kawanari (百済河成 782-853), the pond was inspired by Dongting Lake (洞庭湖) in China.

The entire gardens were landscaped to be enjoyed from boats on the pond.

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Osaka-no-ike is considered to be Japan's oldest extant artificial pond.

Blossoms line the banks of Osawa Pond, part of the sprawling Daikaku-ji complex.

Osawa Pond was a popular moon viewing spot in Heian times, and celebrations continue to be held here under the Harvest Moon.

Fallen petals gather on the waters of Osawa Pond.

🪷A TALE OF TWO PONDS🌕

Daikaku-ji (大覚寺) stands by the banks of Ōsawa-no-ike (大沢池), the oldest artificial pond in Japan.

With a diameter of about 1km, it is theorised that the pond was created for moon-viewing, which would make it the oldest moon-viewing spot in Kyōto.

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