Masuda Pond - Masuda Pond

Japanese: 益田池 - ますだのいけ

A pond built in Takaichi County, Yamato Province. It is believed to be located southwest of Kumedera Temple in Kashihara City, Nara Prefecture, and some of the remains of the bank remain. A bank was built in a basin surrounded by hills, and the Takatori River was dammed up to create a pond. The bank remains are about 8m high and 15m wide at the base. The area is estimated to have been around 40ha. According to the Masudaike Inscription and Preface, written by Kukai at the time of completion, in 822 (Kōnin 13), Fujiwara no Mikami and Ki no Suenari planned to build a pond to prepare for droughts and promote land reclamation, and with permission from Emperor Saga, they began construction with Kukai's disciple Shinen.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

大和国高市郡に設けられた池。奈良県橿原市久米寺の南西の地に比定され，堤跡が一部残存している。丘陵に囲まれた盆地部に堤を築き，高取川をせきとめて池とした。堤跡の高さ約8m，基底の幅約15m。面積は40ha前後であったと推定される。完成時に空海によって撰された《益田池碑銘幷序》によると，822年(弘仁13)藤原三守と紀末成とが，干ばつに備える一方，開墾促進を目的に造池を計画し，嵯峨天皇の許可を得，空海の弟子真円とともに工事に着手した。

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