yamatobei 大和塀

A fence made of widths of bleached bamboo spaced about 45 cm apart and held in place by bark. This type of fence is used in a *sukiya 数寄屋 garden. Another type of yamatobei is made of wide vertical staggered boards, one facing front, the next facing back. The boards are separated and held in place with narrow horizontal boards. In some yamatobei type fences, the boards are set back-to-back instead of being staggered, and a horizontal board is nailed along the top.