Hunsui fountain in the Kenroku-en Garden (Kanazawa-city)

This is the oldest existing fountain in Japan, located opposite the site of demolished Shigure-tei (drizzling-rain cottage).

Thanks to the height difference with the Kasumiga-ike pond, water descends from this pond through the underground stone-pipe of Tatsumi-yousui and spouts out by the inverted siphon action.

Shigure-tei was a teahouse in this garden, which had existed since the 5th feudal lord Tsunanori created this garden, and was mainly used for the tea ceremony. After the abolition of clans in the early Meiji era, it was unfortunately demolished. In 2000, it was restored at a different location with the completion of the new garden.