Keywords
Architecture
General Terms
Sometimes called *tarukidake 垂木竹: noboridake 昇竹 or sasudake 扠首竹.
1 Sheathing which uses bamboo rafters and bamboo reed for the base of a thatched roof made of coarse cogon grass (miscanthus). Other grasses, reeds, and sometimes straw are used as well.
2 Alternating wooden and bamboo rafters tied with rope or vines to create a rustic open ceiling especially popular in tea ceremony houses.