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Nashiki
Shrine
is
located
just
east
of
Kyoto
Gyoen
National
Garden.
To
the
south
of
the
main
shrine
of
Nashiki
Shrine
is
a
well
that
also
serves
as
a
watershed.
This
well
is
one
of
Kyoto's
three
famous
water
wells:
Samegai,
Agatai,
and
Somei,
and
is
said
to
be
the
only
well
that
still
exists.
When
Kyoto
was
once
the
center
of
politics
centered
on
the
Emperor,
the
area
around
the
current
Kyoto
Imperial
Palace
was
home
to
the
residences
of
the
imperial
family,
court
nobles,
and
court
nobles
who
held
key
positions
in
the
Ritsuryo
system
centered
on
the
Emperor.
The
area
around
Nashiki
Shrine
is
the
residence
of
Fujiwara
no
Yoshifusa,
the
first
regent
other
than
the
imperial
family
from
the
early
Heian
period
to
the
early
Heian
period.
)”
was
also
available.
The
water
from
this
well
was
used
to
produce
the
dyed
goods
at
the
Somedono,
and
was
used
by
Fujiwara
Yoshifusa,
also
known
as
``Somedono
no
Otodo'',
and
Yoshifusa's
daughter,
Seiwa
Genji,
who
later
became
the
leader
of
the
samurai.
It
is
said
that
the
alias
``Somedono
no
Kisaki''
of
Fujiwara
no
Akiko,
who
became
the
mother
of
the
56th
Emperor
Korehito,
the
founder
of
the
temple,
is
derived
from
this.
I
visited
on
September
18,
2010.
I
picked
up
this
water
from
the
ladle
and
tried
it,
but
it
was
completely
different
from
Kyoto
City's
tap
water,
which
is
supplied
from
Lake
Biwa,
and
had
a
really
mellow
taste,
like
soft
water
among
soft
waters.
On
this
day,
we
mostly
traveled
on
foot,
so
it
was
nice
and
cool,
and
the
area
around
the
well
was
shaded
by
trees,
so
the
cool
air
in
the
shade
was
a
pleasant
place
to
be.
Nowadays,
there
are
various
types
of
mineral
water
both
domestically
and
internationally,
and
there
are
places
throughout
Japan
that
are
famous
for
their
famous
water.
It
may
be
a
good
idea
to
enjoy
the
difference
between
this
famous
water
and
the
other
famous
waters.
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