Imperial Water Gardens (Otosan Uchi)

The Imperial Water Gardens were located in the Forbidden City at Otosan Uchi. The Emperor hired the finest artisans and shugenja to build the gardens and draw the kami to them. It was built as an island maze, with self-contained water which was drained once a year during winter court, a time the Emperor was outside the Imperial City. A replica was built to partake Emperor's glory with the massess, but the Hito Water Gardens was not an exact duplicate of the original.