| architecture |
| calligraphy |
| ceramics |
| clothing |
| comics |
| gardens |
| lacquerwork |
| literature |
| movies |
| music |
| painting |
| poetry |
| sculpture |
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| television |
| theatre |
| weaponry |
| thematic routes |
| timeline |
| the site |
context: gardens > paradise gardens
Osawa-no-ike
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This dates from the early 9th Century, when the river was dammed by the Heian Emperor Saga to create a five-acre lake as the basis for the garden. The water level is a bit higher now, but the basic lake is still there.