A pond was dug in the garden, and a combination of stones placed to simulate a rough shore line, between the stones are azalea, and at the center of the pond is an island thus his palace was called the Island Court of Tachibana (an inedible green citrus fruit native to Japan). 庭園には池がうがたれ、荒磯の様を思わせる石組みがあり、石組みの間にはツツジが植えられ、池中には島があり、このために「橘の島宮」と称せられたという。 |