12 Gardens & Parks Kyoto Osawa-no-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima Osawa-no-ike Pond, built in the 8th Century, is the oldest man-made pond in Japan.
14 Traditional Kyoto's Osawa-no-ike Pond in B&W Larry Knipfing This man-made pond was built originally for a villa for the Saga Emperor, sometime in the 8th century. It still exists today as..
6 Culture Artcourt Gallery: 2013 Exhibition John Carter Wondering the Okawa River in the Temmabashi area of Osaka I stumbled across the Art Court Gallery.
15 Temples & Shrines Kyoto Heian Jingu Shrine and Garden Tomoko Kamishima construction were the work of a prominent garden designer, Ueji VII (Jihei Ogawa
10 Temples & Shrines En-no-ji Temple in Kita-Kamakura Tomoko Kamishima Buddhism teaches that we will cross a river, San-zu-no-kawa River (‘The
Historical Atami for Kaiju Armand Vaquer paintings, sculptures, calligraphy and craft started by the religious leader Okada... Mokichi (1882-1955). "MOA" stands for Mokichi Okada Association
Historical Kamigamo Shrine: A Place of Healing Tomoko Kamishima Nara-no-ogawa Stream The stream going through the precincts of Kamigamo... one thousand years, and the Shinto priests use the water from Nara-no-ogawa