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Architecture
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Lit. path-dividing stone. A type of trump stone, *yaku-ishi 役石. A stepping stone, *tobi-ishi 飛石, placed at the intersection of garden paths. Because it is larger than ordinary stepping stones, sometimes a temple stone, *garan-ishi 伽藍石, is used. In this case, the top surface of the garan-ishi is the same height as that of the other stepping stones. When garden paths extend in four directions, they should not intersect at a single stone, but, using two fumiwake-ishi, intersections are made at two points.
