ðɪ ˈɛɹiə ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə pˈɑːnd ɪz sˈɛd təbi kˈʌvɚd wɪð mˈoːɹ ðɐn wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti vɚɹˈaɪəɾiz ʌv mˈɔs, wˌɪtʃ ɪz bᵻlˈiːvd tə hæv stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɡɹˈoʊɪŋ ˈæftɚ ðə flˈʌd ʌvðə tˈɛmpəl ɡɹˈaʊndz ɪnðɪ ˈiːdoʊ pˈiəɹɪəd.
The area around the pond is said to be covered with more than 120 varieties of moss, which is believed to have started growing after the flood of the temple grounds in the Edo Period.