Shishi odoshi rocking bamboo fountain, Japanese Garden, Butchart, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Shishi odoshi is a bamboo fountain device used in Japanese gardens to frighten wild animals that might be feeding on plants in the garden. A wide diameter bamboo tube, with one end closed and the other end shaped and open. It is pivoted to one side of its balance point so that at rest, the segment with the closed end is heavier and end down, resting against a rock whilst the longer, open end is uppermost. A continuous flow of water is set up to trickle into the open upper end of the bamboo…
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