Also pronounced inubōgi.
1 In temples and shrines, a lattice *kōshi 格子, barrier dividing the outer sanctuary *gejin 外陣 from the inner sanctuary *naijin 内陣 or the front shrine *haiden 拝殿, from the main Shinto hall *honden 本殿, to prevent general access. Sometimes only a low barrier, in other cases the full height of the room.
2 In shrines, temples, mansions, large farmhouses, and town houses *machiya 町家, a low fence, portable in many cases but sometimes fixed with earth-fast posts, which was used to divide off certain areas and prevent general access, both by animals (dogs and horses) and people. Also referred to as *komayose 駒寄せ, particularly in relation to machiya.
3 In vernacular houses *minka 民家 in Gifu Prefecture, a board-covered edge zone along the short side of a rectangular hearth *ro 炉, known in other districts as okurabuchi 御座縁.
4 In vernacular houses of the Yonezawa area of Yamagata Prefecture, a lattice *kōshi 格子, approximately 60-90 cm high, dropped into the small groove of a splice bar nailed onto the outside of pillars at either side of an entrance.