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Lit. "deep black stones." A generic name for black stones found in the Nachi 那智 area of Wakayama prefecture and the Kamo 鴨 River area of Kyoto. Maguro-ishi are often used for pavements.
left: maguro-ishi 真黒石 right: *kurama-ishi 鞍馬石
Nijōjō 二条城 (Kyoto)