▁of ▁the ▁N ipp on zan - My ō h ō ji . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁built ▁in ▁the ▁western ▁hem is phere . ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁grass ▁lab yr inth ▁nearby . ▁ ▁St ▁Michael ' s ▁Pri ory ▁is ▁small ▁Bened ict ine ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁village . ▁ ▁Will en ▁H osp ice ▁Over looking ▁the ▁lake , ▁Will en ▁H osp ice ▁provides ▁special ist ▁care ▁for ▁people ▁whose ▁ill ness ▁no ▁longer ▁respond s ▁to ▁cur ative ▁treatment ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁special ist ▁pal li ative ▁care ). ▁ ▁Will en ▁Lake ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁more ▁important ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁district ▁is ▁a ▁large ▁bal ancing ▁lake ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁O uz el , ▁designed ▁to ▁capture ▁flash ▁flo ods ▁l est ▁they ▁cause ▁problems ▁down ▁stream . ▁ ▁The ▁lake ▁is ▁split ▁into ▁two ▁hal ves . ▁The ▁north ▁lake ▁is ▁a ▁wild - life ▁san ctu ary ▁and ▁a ▁favour ite ▁of ▁migr ating ▁aqu atic ▁birds , ▁over look ed ▁by ▁the ▁Peace ▁P ag oda ▁and ▁the ▁H osp ice . ▁The ▁south ▁lake ▁is ▁for ▁le is ure ▁use , ▁with ▁a ▁full ▁waters ports ▁and ▁boat ▁h ire ▁centre , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁infl atable ▁aqu a ▁park ▁and ▁w ake board ing ▁facility . ▁There ▁are ▁many ▁paths ▁around ▁the ▁lake ▁suitable ▁for ▁walking , ▁running ▁or ▁cy cling . ▁The ▁south ▁lake ▁also ▁compr ises ▁a ▁children ' s ▁spl ash ▁park ▁and ▁a ▁high