Keywords
Architecture
Tools
Box-shaped measuring tool used when inking and marking off a pillar in order to fit the horizontal beams surrounding a ceiling. It is usual in traditional Japanese architecture for pillars to be exposed to view and not enclosed in a completed wall as a part of the structural body of the building. The construction of the characteristic wall surface is produced and the horizontal pieces of timber and ceiling borders are attached to the pillars. The hakogata jōgi is made from cherry, oak, or teak wood. Two pieces of wood measuring approximately 150 mm by 30 mm by 6 mm are joined at right angle in the long grain direction.