this is one out of the three imperial garden visits that we did. here's a little history from:
"the sento imperial palace served as a residence for the retired emperors. it was built in 1630 as a palace for the retired emperor gomizuno-o. at the same time, the nyoin palace was built for tofukumon-in. the consort of retired emperor gomizuno-o, daughter of the second shogun tokugawa hidetada, to the north of the sento imperial palace. until then, there was not predetermined palace for a retired emperor, but after its construction, the sento imperial palace became the residence for retired emperors thereafter. the palace burned down three times during the lifetime of emperor gomizuno-o and it was rebuilt everytime."
it's basically just south of the imperial palace and one the same grounds. and it's nice.
there are 111,000 rather flat and oval stone that are laid out from the shorline into the pond. it is said that each stone was transported for one sho (about .5 us.s gallons) of rice. to the west of the shore line is a small shrine dedicated to poet kakinomotono hitomaro, many of whose works can be found in the famous poetry anthology the manyoshu (ten thousand leaves), compiled in the 8th century.
me looking healthy...
so why do i look so sick in this one?
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