niwadōrō 庭灯篭

Keywords
Architecture
Lanterns

Lit. "garden lantern." Lanterns, not for exclusive use in gardens, but are also placed at shrines and at roadsides. One lantern which does seem to be particularly designed for garden usage is at Hakusan Jinja 白山神社 in Gifu Prefecture. It is dated 1302 and has the characters for garden engraved on it.