sawatobi　沢飛
KEY WORD :　 architecture / gardens
　
Lit. marsh crossing. A path made of stepping stones (*tobi-ishi 飛石) placed in a shallow garden pond or stream. The stones (called sawatobi-ishi 沢飛石) serve to extend a path across the watercourse, often leading to a central island (nakajima 中島). Both natural and processed flat-topped stones were used, but old mill stones and bridge post stones were most common. Sawatobi, also called sawatari 沢渡, were popular in 'pond-storll' garden, *chisen kaiyuushiki teien 池泉廻遊式庭園 of the mid-Edo period. In a few cases they were used to cross the dry pond (*kareike 枯池) in dry gardens (*karesansui 枯山水).
　
Koishikawa Kourakuen 小石川後楽園 (Tokyo)
Koishikawa Kourakuen 小石川後楽園 (Tokyo)

　
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