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(literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to
File:Shishi-odoshi scheme.jpg, Diagram of operation
File:Shisendo_Souzu.jpg, ''Sōzu'', a kind of ''shishi-odoshi'', at the
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Japanese style of gardening
(literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including ''kakashi'' ( scarecrows), ''naruko'' (clappers) and ''sōzu''. In a narrower sense, it is synonymous with ''sōzu
(literally, "deer-frightening" or "boar-frightening"), in a wide sense, refers to Japanese devices made to frighten away animals that pose a threat to agriculture, including ''kakashi'' (scarecrows), ''naruko'' (clappers) and ''sōzu''. In a na ...
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A ''sōzu'' is a type of water fountain used in Japanese gardens. It consists of a segmented tube, usually of bamboo, pivoted to one side of its balance point. At rest, its heavier end is down and resting against a rock. A trickle of water into the upper end of the tube accumulates and eventually moves the tube's centre of gravity past the pivot, causing the tube to rotate and dump out the water. The heavier end then falls back against the rock, making a sharp sound, and the cycle is repeated.
These fountains were originally intended to startle any herbivores, such as deer or boars, which might be grazing on the plants in the garden, but ''shishi-odoshi'' are now a part of the visual and aural design of gardens, and are used primarily for their aesthetic value.
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Shisen-dō
is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Zen sect in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is registered as a historic site of Japan. It stands on the grounds of its founder, the Edo period intellectual Ishikawa Jōzan (1583–1672), who established the templ ...
in Kyoto
File:Morikami Museum and Gardens - Shishi Odoshi Filling Up With Water.jpg, Morikami Museum and Gardens - ''shishi-odoshi'' filling up
File:Morikami Museum and Gardens - Shishi Odoshi Emptying Water.jpg, Emptying
File:Shishi odoshi 2017-02-28.webm, Video of a ''shishi-odoshi'' in operation, taking one minute to fill
See also
*Monjolo
A water scoop is a simple hydropower machine – that is, a machine used to extract power from the flow of water. Unlike a water wheel it operates intermittently, like a seesaw: A container (a bucket or cup) at the end of a lever is filled with ...
*Suikinkutsu
A is a type of Japanese garden ornament and music device. It consists of an upside down buried pot with a hole at the top. Water drips through the hole at the top onto a small pool of water inside of the pot, creating a pleasant splashing sou ...
*Water scoop (hydropower)
A water scoop is a simple hydropower machine – that is, a machine used to extract power from the flow of water. Unlike a water wheel it operates intermittently, like a seesaw: A container (a bucket or cup) at the end of a lever is filled wit ...
* Tsukubai (a basin often used in conjunction)
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is a Buddhist temple of the Sōtō Zen sect in Sakyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. It is registered as a historic site of Japan. It stands on the grounds of its founder, the Edo period intellectual Ishikawa Jōzan (1583–1672), who established the templ ...
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Japanese style of gardening