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Shinobazu Pond

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Shinobazu Pond swan boat adventure

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Lotus in Shinobazu Pond

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Shinobazu Pond

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Shinobazu Pond

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Shinobazu pond in Ueno

The Shinobazu Pond is a pond within Ueno Park, and a historically prominent Shitamachi feature often appearing in history and works of art. The park occupies the site of the former Kan'ei-ji, a temple closely associated with the Tokugawa shōguns, who had built it to guard Edo Castle against the northeast, a direction believed to be unlucky by traditional geomancy. The temple was destroyed during the Boshin War. The pond, although modified many times and even once drained, is natural.
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