koguchi kaidan 木口階段

Steps made of thick, heavy, square, or rectangular timbers cut with their ends exposed. One step is called dangi 段木 and is cut along the grain. Sometimes the tread dan-ita 段板 has a thick board as a facing. Steps of this type are common especially at shrine or temples. Example: Kumano Jinja Honden 熊野神社本殿 (c.1480) in Yamanashi Prefecture.