Nature & geography・Nara City
Sarusawa Pond
Dug by Kofuku-ji in 749 as a pond for releasing captive animals, Sarusawa Pond is counted among the Eight Views of the Southern Capital. Usame Shrine on its bank faces away from the water, following a legend about a court lady who drowned herself there.
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