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Lit. Kurama stone. A type of granite quarried in the Mt. Kurama 鞍馬 area north of Kyoto. Light brown in color and of fine quality, it was used for pavements *shiki-ishi 敷石 and as stepping stones *tobi-ishi 飛石, and as shoe-removing stones *kutsunugi-ishi 沓脱石.
