Takaraga-ike Koen (宝が池公園) a large park located in Kyoto City's Sakyo ward, a little north of the city center. It is close to the Kyoto International Conference Center and the nearest train stations are Kokusai-kaikan and Takaraga-ike. The main attraction of this park is the huge pond, ideal for families as well as couples and groups of friends. Definitely try a tour on one of those boats!
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Takaraga-ike Park and Pond, Kyoto
Row, row, row your boat!
By Komal Khiani
Community writer
When was the last time you went boating?
Beautiful views! It's definitely worth walking these 20 minutes around the pond.
There are a lot of activities to keep children busy for hours.
Perfect place for a lazy Saturday.
Others come here just for the peaceful environment this park offers.
You have to try crossing one of these, it's fun!
A wonderful view of Kyoto's surrounding hills.
The path less traveled is always the one which interests me the most.
The walking path around the pond—looks larger than a usual pond in a city park, right?
Perfectly planned picnic with food and wine.
These kids were so curious; they kept on firing questions at their mother, who seemed to struggle a bit to always come up with the right answer.
I love fishes and so I spent a long time watching them.
The only statue I could in all the greenery.
Beautiful, isn't she?
It will cost you ¥1,000 to rent one of those boats for an hour.
You can get as close as you want to feed her; she was harmless.
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Ken k
8 years ago
Beautiful Place!
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