The pond, depending on its size, contains several islands called nakajima reached by soribashi (a carved bridge) with red-painted railings placed at an angle on the north side, and hirabashi (a flat bridge) to the next island or on the south side.
池には大きさによっていくつかの中島が設けられ、北岸にちかい中央前面からみて斜に朱塗りのこう覧をもつ反り橋、次の中島や対岸にむけて平橋がかけられる。