When you step into the vast Heian Jingu Garden, you will see four gardens.South Garden, West Garden, Central Garden, and East Garden. In the South Garden and West Garden, you can take a walk through nature along the lush ponds. In the Central Garden, there is the Soryu-ike Pond, which features the Garyu-bashi Bridge, a floating stone made of similar round stones arranged in the shape of a dragon. These round stones are said to be the piers of the Sanjo Ohashi Bridge and Gojo Ohashi bridge built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
The climax of the tour is the East Garden. The view of Taihei-kaku Bridge floating on Seiho-ike Pond against the backdrop of Higashiyama is beautiful. After touring the garden, take a break at The Taihei-kaku Bridge to enjoy the view of Seiho-ike Pond.
Incidentally, the Taihei-kaku Bridge was relocated from the Kyoto Imperial Palace. The water source for these four ponds is Lake Biwa Canal. Water is supplied from the east to the central, west, and south gardens. The gardens were designed by the 7th generation Jihei Ogawa.
Heian Jingu Garden
https://www.heianjingu.or.jp/shrine/garden.html
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