shimoza 下座

1　The seat of lowest status in a reception room *zashiki 座敷.

2　In traditional vernacular houses *minka 民家, an alternative term for *kijiri 木尻, the seat used by servants and persons of low status, located between the sunken hearth *irori 囲炉裏 of the main living room and the earth-floored area *doma 土間.

3　In traditional vernacular houses in the Yoshino 吉野 district of Nara Prefecture, an alternative term for *kyakuza 客座, the seat by the sunken hearth of the principal everyday living room reserved for a guest.

4　In minka in parts of Nara, Wakayama, Kagawa and Ōita Prefectures, a room at the front of the house and the lower end *shimote 下手 of the living area, kyoshitsubu 居室部, adjacent to the doma.

5　In traditional Japanese theatre, an alternative term for the*shimote 下手 side of the stage.