Blossoms over Osawa-no-ike.

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1. Camellia Tea Ceremony (camelliakyoto@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 15-Apr-2024 14:37:43 JST Camellia Tea Ceremony

   🪷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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