Hirosawa-no-ike Pond

Hirosawa-no-ike Pond is in Ukyō District, Kyoto, Kyoto. Hirosawa-no-ike Pond is situated nearby to the garden Heian-kyo, as well as near the Shinto shrine Chigo Shrine.

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Type: Body of water
Description: Irrigation pond in Ukyō-ku, Kyōto, Japan
Also known as: “Henjōji Pond” and “Hirosawa Pond”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Henjō-ji Temple and Saga-Arashiyama Station.

Henjō-ji Temple

Buddhist temple

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Henjō-ji Temple is a Buddhist temple, which is situated 400 metres south of Hirosawa-no-ike Pond.

Saga-Arashiyama Station, formerly known as Saga Station, is a railway station situated in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan, operating on the Sanin Main Line under the management of the West Japan Railway Company. Saga-Arashiyama Station is situated 1¼ km southwest of Hirosawa-no-ike Pond.

Kurumazaki-jinja

Railway station

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Kurumazaki-Jinja Station is a tram stop in Ukyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The station is serviced by the Randen Arashiyama Line that begins at Shijō-Ōmiya and continues west to Arashiyama. Kurumazaki-jinja is situated 1¼ km south of Hirosawa-no-ike Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Arashiyama and Nishikyō-ku.

Arashiyama

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Arashiyama is a district on the western outskirts of Kyoto, Japan. It also refers to the mountain across the Ōi River, which forms a backdrop to the district. Arashiyama is a nationally designated historic site and place of scenic beauty.

Nishikyō-ku

Suburb

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Nishikyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "west capital ward" and it is situated on the western edge of the city, to the south of center. Nishikyō-ku is situated 4½ km south of Hirosawa-no-ike Pond.

Nakagyō-ku

Suburb

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Nakagyō-ku is one of the eleven wards in the city of Kyoto, in Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. Its name means "central capital ward." As of 2021, the ward has an estimated population of 109,629 people. Nakagyō-ku is situated 6 km east of Hirosawa-no-ike Pond.

Hirosawa-no-ike Pond

Categories: artificial pond and irrigation reservoir
Location: Ukyō District, Kyoto, Kyoto, Kansai, Japan, East Asia, Asia
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Latitude

35.02694° or 35° 1′ 37″ north

Longitude

135.69018° or 135° 41′ 25″ east

Open location code

8Q7Q2MGR+Q3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 54478244

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

Wikidata ID

Q11485497

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In Other Languages

“Hirosawa-no-ike Pond” goes by many names.

Japanese: “広沢池”
Japanese: “遍照寺池”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Heian-kyo and Chigo Shrine.

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