Illustrated Book of Pond Walks in Japan

◆ It’s obviously a lake but it’s called a “pool”?

◆Are more than 99% of the pools artificial?

◆How to determine the color of lake water?

◆What is the difference between a crater lake and a crater lake?

◆How are sea trace lakes and lagoons formed?

◆Is the water siege in the TV series really true?

"Perhaps the charm of the pool lies in a place that people don't pay much attention to - 'go lower'."

——Ichihara Chihiro

◢◢◢ What you don’t know about Chihu

——Japan’s 100 Best Selection, Chihu Reservoir’s Complete Illustrated Guide

There are more than 210,000 pools and lakes in Japan, and more than 99% of them are man-made pools. Where can we see those unknown secrets? Chihiro Ichihara, an enthusiast in the study of Japanese ponds and lakes, condensed his many years of pond investigation experience, selected 181 ponds and lakes in Japan, and divided the ponds into 8 types - island ponds/mountain ponds/sato ponds/man-made ponds/park ponds / Castle / Town Pond Temple / Community Pond, introduced in a systematic way, with hand-painted structures + bird's-eye view drawn by the author himself, it is very therapeutic to read!

Readers can start flipping through the page "It looks interesting" and learn about the differences between various pools. The mysteries of these pools that originally seemed vague will be revealed to you one by one. After understanding the different aspects of these personalized pools, it would be great if you could find a different brilliance in the common pools near your home!