|
|
Weeping cherry and Senzoku-Ike Pond. Near Senzoku-Ike Station on the Tokyu Ikegami Line from Gotanda.
|
|
Senzoku-Ike Pond has a walking path which goes almost completely around. Only 1.2 km.
|
|
Senzoku-Ike Pond and cherry blossoms.
|
|
Map of pond
|
|
Bridge
|
|
|
Hachimangu Shrine torii
|
|
Hachimangu Shrine torii
|
|
Hachimangu Shrine
|
|
Hachimangu Shrine. Do not climb on the horse.
|
|
"Senzoku" means "wash feet." One legend says that Nichiren washed his feet in the pond.
|
|
The area with the cherry trees is called Sakurayama.
|
|
|
|
Bentenjima, a small peninsula connected by a bridge.
|
|
The pond is also depicted in woodblock prints such as by Hiroshige.
|
|
|
|
|
Shrine on Bentenjima
|
|
Bridge to Bentenjima.
|
|
|
Sakurayama with hanami pinickers.
|
|
|
Hanami at Senzoku-Ike
|
|
This is where the path around the lake ends.
|
|
Senzoku-Ike Station on the Tokyo Ikegami Line. THe train line was built in 1928.
|
|
Senzoku-ike station platform
|
|
Tokyu Ikegami Line train
|
|
|
|
|
