神苑
Shin-en (Shrine Garden)
Beyond a pond shining white, the gentle ridgelines of the hills overlap. At the upper right, tree branches hang dark across the view.
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The surface of a wide pond shines white. Low trees line the far bank, and a dark shore stretches sideways in the foreground.
Three of Heian Shrine's four gardens were made by the garden designer Ogawa Jihei VII. The West and Middle Gardens were created in 1895, and the East Garden in 1916. The gardens still hold a large pond, filled with water drawn from the Lake Biwa Canal.
At the water's edge on the far right, there is the dark shape of what seems to be a building. Across its middle, thin white lines like a railing run in a row.
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- 『平安神宮写真帖』（大正6年）
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- National Diet Library, Japan
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- Copyright expired (public domain)
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- 109+ years ago
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