花交の池
花交の滝が流れこむ池が花交の池です。土手は滑らかで窪んでおり、中央には草が生い茂る小さな島（中の島）が浮いています。この池から流れる水は、庭園内を蛇行して旭川に注ぐ曲がりくねった小川（曲水）の源流となっています。
池の名前の「花交」は「いろいろな花」という意味です。庭園ができた当初、滝や池の周りには山桜や四季折々の花を咲かせる低木があり、「花交」と呼ばれる小屋から楽しむことができました。これらの木々も建物も現存していませんが、名前が昔の面影を残しています。現在、池の周りはモミジに囲まれ、池へと続く小道には木立が立ち並び鬱蒼としています。
Kakonoike Pond
The pond into which Kakonotaki Falls empties is Kakonoike. The banks are smooth and hollowed out and a small grassy island rises in the center (Nakajima). The outflow of the pond is the origin of the meandering stream (kyokusui) that winds through the garden before emptying into the Asahi River.
The name of the pond, Kako, means “a variety of flowers.” When the garden was first built, the waterfall and pond were surrounded by mountain cherry trees and shrubs that bloomed from one season to the next and which could be enjoyed from a small shelter called the Kako. Although neither the plants nor the building survive, the name serves as a reminder of the past. Today the pond is surrounded by other foliage; a dense grove of trees lines the pathway that leads to the pond.
