1 A board placed under the eaves and over the rafters of a traditional Japanese building as sheathing *noji-ita 野地板.
Nakai 中井 House (Osaka)
2 A short, wooden, wall-like fringe suspended from an outer eave end of a traditional Japanese building between the square posts that reach from ground level to the bottom of the rafters. The posts are secured by a tie beam from which the noki-ita are hung. Noki-ita are used to prevent snow or rain from blowing in under the eaves. They are used on vernacular houses *minka 民家 in the northern part of Japan and in some mountainous districts where snowfall is very heavy. Example: Hikosan Jinja Hōheiden 英彦山神社奉幣殿 (1616) Fukuoka Prefecture. Also called noren-ita 暖簾板, tsurigangi 吊雁木, taregangi 垂雁木, mae-ita 前板, auchi あうち, or mizukiri 水切.