tateba 立て場

1　Small settlements between the larger officially recognized inn towns *shukubamachi 宿場町 on major trunk roads in the Edo period. These settlements were generally made up of a number of small shops and, especially, kakejaya 掛茶屋, where travelers, porters, litter bearers, and others could stop to rest and relax.

2　An area along a major trunk route on the outskirts of a castle town *jōkamachi 城下町, or shukubamachi equipped with kakejaya where travelers and porters could stop for rest and refreshment.

3　In the *umaya 馬屋 stables of warrior residences buke yashiki 武家屋敷, and those used for the horses of the gods in shrines *jinja 神社, the usual term for the individual stalls in which the horses were housed. They generally had a low but heavy floor of wooden planks.