Cherished Legend·Rakuchū / Nishijin

Kanze-i (the Kanze well)

By tradition, this well alone survived the fire that consumed the estate of the Kanze family, masters of noh masked drama. Its ceaseless whirlpool is said to have inspired the family's rippling-water crest; other tellings bring a dragon down from the sky, but the swirl remains.

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These notes come from desk research. Local traditions vary.