Park · Senzoku-ike

Senzoku-ike Park 洗足池公園

A large spring-fed pond in south Tokyo with boats, a Benten shrine island, cherry trees and the grave of Katsu Kaishu, where Nichiren is said to have washed his feet.

About

Senzoku-ike (literally 'foot-washing pond') got its name from the legend that the monk Nichiren rested here and washed his feet on his final journey. Today it is one of the most loved neighbourhood parks in Ota: rowing and swan boats on the water, a red bridge to a Benzaiten shrine island, 1,000 cherry trees round the shore and, in the woods nearby, the graves of Katsu Kaishu and his wife, Katsu, who negotiated Edo's peaceful surrender in 1868, loved this place and had a villa here. On autumn evenings it is quiet enough to hear the herons.

Highlights

• Spring-fed pond with rowing and swan boats
• Red bridge to the Benzaiten island shrine
• Grave of Katsu Kaishu and his wife
• Cherry trees and autumn leaves around the shore
• Kesakake Pine linked to the Nichiren legend

Tips

• Senzoku-ike Station is right across the road from the pond
• Hanami here is local and relaxed, unlike central Tokyo
• Boat rental runs daytime; cash

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