Genpei ponds

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Genpei ponds are a pair of ornamental ponds at Tsurugaoka Hachimangū Shrine in Kamakura, Japan, symbolically associated with the rival Genji and Heike (Taira) clans of the Genpei War.

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Genpei ponds canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site
ornamental pond
associatedWith Genji clan
linked to: Minamoto clan

Genpei War
Heike clan
linked to: Taira clan

Minamoto clan
Taira clan
country Japan
culturalContext Japanese shrine landscape design
hasNameComponent Genpei
ponds
hasPart Genji pond
Heike pond
hasType historic garden feature
shrine garden element
heritageContext Kamakura period history
languageOfName Japanese
locatedIn Japan
Kamakura
Kanagawa Prefecture
Tsurugaoka Hachimangū
locatedInCity Kamakura
numberOfPonds 2
partOf Tsurugaoka Hachimangū precincts
religiousAffiliation Shinto
religiousSiteType Hachiman shrine grounds feature
symbolizes defeat of Heike clan
rivalry between Genji and Heike clans
victory of Genji clan
touristAttraction true

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Tsurugaoka Hachimangū hasPond Genpei ponds