Shinobazu Pond

Japanese: 不忍池 - しのばずのいけ
Shinobazu Pond

A pond located in the southwestern corner of Ueno Park in the western part of Taito Ward, Tokyo. It has a circumference of about 2 kilometers and an area of ​​about 2,500 square meters. It is a remnant of a former sea lake that formed in the valley between the plateaus of Ueno and Hongo. In contrast to Shinobazu Pond, Ueno is called Shinobu-ga-oka. When Tenkai built Kan'ei-ji Temple on Shinobu-ga-oka in 1625 (Kan'ei 2), he likened the pond to Lake Biwa and enshrined Benzaiten on an island in the pond, imitating Chikubu Island, and it became a famous spot. Currently, the pond is divided into three parts, with the north being a floating zoo branch of Ueno Zoo, the south a beautiful lotus pond, and the west a boat pond.

[Kiyoshi Sawada]

Shinobazu Pond
Lotus pond on the south side where lotus flowers grow in clusters. From July to August, large, beautiful flowers cover the water surface. Benten-do Hall can be seen in the background. Taito-ku, Tokyo ©Yutaka Sakano ">

Shinobazu Pond


Source: Shogakukan Encyclopedia Nipponica About Encyclopedia Nipponica Information | Legend

Japanese:

東京都台東区(たいとうく)西部、上野公園の南西端にある池。周囲約2キロメートル、面積約2500平方メートル。上野と本郷(ほんごう)の台地間の谷にできた海跡湖の名残(なごり)。不忍池に対して上野を忍ヶ岡(しのぶがおか)とよぶ。1625年(寛永2)天海が忍ヶ岡に寛永(かんえい)寺建立の際、この池を琵琶(びわ)湖になぞらえ、池中の島に弁財天を祀(まつ)り竹生(ちくぶ)島に模してから名所となった。現在、池は三分され、北は上野動物園分園の水上動物園、南はハスの美しい池、西はボート池となっている。

[沢田 清]

不忍池
ハスが群生する南側の蓮池。7~8月、大きくて美しい花が水面を覆う。奥に見えるのは弁天堂。東京都台東区©Yutaka Sakano">

不忍池


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