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What features did Japanese imperial palace gardens have by the 5th century CE?
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By the 5th century CE, the primary feature of Japanese imperial palace gardens was a pond containing an islet, which was connected to the shore by bridges. These gardens, which were likely influenced by traditions imported from China or Korea, established a foundational precedent for later Japanese landscape design.1