As of September 2, 2023, a large number of dead fish such as carp were found in the outer moat of Shoryuji Castle Park in Shoryuji Temple, Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture. The city will investigate the cause.

[File photo] Shoryuji Castle Park

According to an official in charge of the city of Nagaokakyo, which manages the park, water that has been purified from sewage is usually used, but due to the deterioration of related equipment, water from a nearby well was added on a trial basis from the morning of September 1. was The fish started dying around the evening of September 1st. The water source of the nearby drinking fountain is said to be different from the well water this time.

Dead fish in the moat around Shoryuji Castle Park (Shoryuji Temple, Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture)