Wild chrysanthemums began growing on the smaller of Ōsawa Pond's islets shortly after its creation, leading to the name 'Chrysanthemum Island'.
Saga-giku (嵯峨菊), now known as 1 of Japan's "3 Great Chrysanthemums", inspired the creation of Daikaku-ji's school of ikebana.

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