A koi pond kept clear by well water

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A koi pond kept clear by well water

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Location
Funabashi, Chiba
Type
Garden & water
Category
Gardens / Ponds & water / Japanese gardens

“A pond lives by its water. The clearer, the better,” says the owner of this garden in Funabashi. Yakigaya Zouen has looked after the garden for nearly twenty years.

A koi pond kept clear by well water, photo
Fresh water runs from the well into the izutsu, a stone well frame, and the koi gather beneath it. In the fourth year since we restored the pond, damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake, there are twelve koi, among them young fish of about 10 cm swimming contentedly.
At the front door, the sound of water running from the well into the stone frame draws the eye to the pond. White calla lilies planted before it stand out against the stone and fresh green, and with the ground kept moist, they grow very well.

LeftFresh water runs from the well into the izutsu, a stone well frame, and the koi gather beneath it. In the fourth year since we restored the pond, damaged in the Great East Japan Earthquake, there are twelve koi, among them young fish of about 10 cm swimming contentedly.

RightAt the front door, the sound of water running from the well into the stone frame draws the eye to the pond. White calla lilies planted before it stand out against the stone and fresh green, and with the ground kept moist, they grow very well.

The inner garden uses the techniques of karesansui, the dry landscape garden, to suggest a waterfall and a pond, with a large stone lantern.
The inner garden uses the techniques of karesansui, the dry landscape garden, to suggest a waterfall and a pond, with a large stone lantern.
The dry waterfall and dry pond are laid with fairly large stones, 4 to 5 cm across.
The approach from the parking area to the front door, lined with carefully kept dōdan-tsutsuji (Enkianthus) shrubs.

LeftThe dry waterfall and dry pond are laid with fairly large stones, 4 to 5 cm across.

RightThe approach from the parking area to the front door, lined with carefully kept dōdan-tsutsuji (Enkianthus) shrubs.

The approach from the parking area to the front door, laid with very large, substantial stepping stones.
The approach from the parking area to the front door, laid with very large, substantial stepping stones.

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