Our aged pond has started to leak precious water into the ground below. Experts say nothing short of a full refurbishment will cure the problem. Our pond is too shallow so our baby koi are often eaten by predators like heron, egrets, and raccoons. In the summer, many of our family members have died from over-heating or heat related diseases, no matter what the gardeners and volunteer specialists do to provide us shade or to fight unhealthy blooming algae. We have been getting special treatment from a volunteer specialist to medicate our skin and gills, but it is an uphill battle due to our extremely warm and shallow environment. In the winter rainy months, dirt and debris run off from the too steep hillsides into our pond, clogging up the filters that we need for oxygen.

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Here is how you can help us:

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• Please donate whatever you can. Any amount is appreciated as it will go toward this needed project.

• Share this need with others. Other koi, pond and garden lovers might wish to help.

Hakone leaders are fundraising with many groups and individuals, but every dollar helps. Please donate whatever amount you can so that we, the koi fish, can survive. We need to live in a safer and healthier environment. You can help us thrive for another 100 years in beautiful Hakone Estate and Gardens. We are depending upon you.

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We need this renovation of the 100 year old koi pond and surrounding ADA paths and landscape.