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Title	Contains Image(s)	Description	Keywords
agedo 揚げ戸	✓	Lit. push-up door. A variety of upward-opening door or shutter used during the Edo period in urban merchant and artisan…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
agemise 揚見世		Also called *battari shōgi ばったり床几 or age-en あげ縁. …	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ageya 揚屋		Also called ageya jaya 揚屋茶屋. A type of town house *machiya 町家, found…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ai-no-ma 相の間		1　A space between two main structures or two points. 2　In the case of two buildings…	Architecture, Shrines, Folk Dwellings
ama 天		1　A rack with an open lattice frame of timber or bamboo, suspended from the main crossbeams *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ashiage 足揚		1　A structure erected in the central open space, miyaa みやあ, of a settlement in Okinawa Prefecture…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
atari 当り		1　The part of an architectural element in which one member meets another. Different from a joint in that it…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
battari shōgi ばったり床几		Alternative term for a shop-front shutter and folding table *agemise …	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
buntōgata 分棟型	✓	Lit. divided-ridge style. Often abbreviated to buntō 分棟 and sometimes referred to as betsumune-zukuri…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
butsudan 仏壇	✓	An altar or tabernacle in the form of a podium, table, recess, or cabinet used in the sanctuaries of temples and in private…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
butsudan-no-ma 仏壇の間	✓	A room in traditional vernacular houses *minka 民家, in parts of Hyōgo Prefecture…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
butsuma 仏間		A room for Buddhist images (either two- or three-dimensional images) or, especially in a residence, an altar or tabernacle…	Architecture, Buildings, Structures, Folk Dwellings
chanoma 茶の間		Lit. tearoom. A Edo period communal living room usually containing a hearth *irori…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
chigi 千木		Also written 鎮木, 知木, 知疑. Also higi 氷木. 1　Forked finials, which are found on most Shinto…	Architecture, Shrines, Folk Dwellings
chōdai 帳台		1　A curtained sleeping platform used by those of highest rank in shinden style *…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
chōdaigamae 帳台構え		1　A built-in ornamental doorway found in the raised area *jōdan…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
chōna-zukuri 釿造り		A method of construction that employed long substantial beams called *chōnabari…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
chōnabari 釿梁	✓	Transverse roof beams that span the distance from the center posts of a vernacular house with a thatched roof to the *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
chūmon-zukuri 中門造り		A type of vernacular house *minka 民家, characterized by one or more wings or…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
chūnikai 中二階	✓	A term for a loft or attic occupying the roof space of a vernacular house *minka…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
daidokoro 台所		1　Believed to be an abbreviated form of *daibandokoro…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
daikoku-bashira 大黒柱	✓	Also written 大極柱, shin-no-hashira 心の柱, yaku-bashira 役柱, and naka-bashira 中柱. 1…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Shrines
Daikoku 大黒		1　An abbreviation for *Daikokuten 大黒天 (Sk: Mahakala). Regarded by…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Sculpture, Art History
dashibari 出梁		A structural member in the roof of the main part of a dwelling, placed above the 1-bay wide corridor, *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
dei 出居		An abbreviated form of idei-no-za 出居座, lit. lodging without, lodging away from the main structure of a residence.…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
doma 土間		1　Alternatively called *niwa 庭 or dōji どうじ. An area…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
doza 土座		1　A type of floor found in vernacular houses, *minka 民家, used…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ebisubashira 恵比須柱		1　A structural post considered sacred in an Edo period vernacular house *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
edoguro 江戸黒	✓	Lit. Edo black. A black plaster finish applied to the walls of fireproof mud-plastered storehouses *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
edoma 江戸間		A standard unit of measurement used in Edo and various towns in the Kantō 関東 region. In constructing an ordinary…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
fukurodana 袋棚		Also fukurotodana 袋戸棚 or tenbukuro 天袋. Lit. enclosed shelf. 1　A small cupboard…	Architecture, Tea Houses, Folk Dwellings
futamune-zukuri 二棟造り		Alternatively known as futatsuie 二つ家. A style of vernacular house, *minka…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
gangi 雁木		Also written 岸岐. 1　1) A general term for any architectural element built in a stepped or zigzag…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tools
gangibō 雁木棒		A thatching tool, kayayane fuki kōgu 茅屋根葺き工具, with a timber head, about 25 x 30 x 5 cm, fixed to a cylindrical…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
gangidana 雁木棚		Also aikidana 合木棚 or kangidana 函木棚. An alcove in a *shoin…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
gasshō-zukuri 合掌造	✓	A distinctive style of farmhouse nōka 農家 which evolved in the Edo period in the Shirakawa 白川 and Shōkawa 荘川 areas…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
genkan chūmon 玄関中門		A structure with a gable roof *kirizuma-zukuri 切妻造, projecting from the…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
geya kōzō 下屋構造		A structural system characterized by the creation of a peripheral zone *geya 下屋…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
geya 下屋		Lit. lower house. Also pronounced shitaya or shimoya. Also written 下家. Also referred to as *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
geya-zukuri 下屋造		A form of construction characterized by the use of a strut *tsuka 束 standing…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
geyabari 下屋梁		A beam that spans the peripheral structural zone *geya 下屋, created by extending…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
geyabashira 下屋柱		The posts along the outside of the peripheral zone *geya 下屋 created by extending…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
geyageta 下屋桁		Also called hon'yageta 本屋桁. The eaves plate or purlin supported by the *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hadakaniwa 裸庭		Lit. naked or bare yard. A term for the earth-floored area, *doma 土間, in…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hakokaidan 箱階段	✓	Also referred to as hakodan 箱段 and hakohashigo 箱梯子. A combined stairway and storage chest, common in town…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hanedashi nikai はね出し二階	✓	A jettied upper floor projecting beyond the plane of the line of posts defining the limit of the lower part of a town house…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hatagoya 旅籠屋		Also hatago 旅篭. A common term for an inn from the late Heian to the early modern periods. In the ancient period,…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
heichi jūkyo 平地住居		A type of house in which the floor is level with the surface of the ground, rather than excavated into it like a pit-…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
henushi 戸主		1　Also pronounced koshu. The head of a household, responsible to the state for the behavior of…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hi-no-mi yagura 火見櫓		Fire towers. Timber-framed watchtowers erected during the Edo period in large cities to enable fires to be located when they…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hibukuro-zukuri 火袋造		A style of living room *chanoma 茶の間, found particularly in the taverns *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hiroma 広間		1　The generic term used for a large room occupying the full cross section of a building in Edo period…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Tea Houses, Folk Dwellings
hiromagata 広間型		The name given to a room plan common in vernacular houses *minka …	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
hiroshiki 広敷		1　Part of the kitchen and private residential zone of an Edo period daimyō 大名 residence. …	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
honmune-zukuri 本棟造	✓	A style of vernacular house *minka 民家, found in Nagano Prefecture…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
honnikai 本二階		Lit. true second floor. A full-height upper floor, complete with living and reception rooms *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ichi no ma　一の間		Lit. room one. The innermost and most prestigious room, six to twelve straw mats *tatami…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
ido　井戸		1　A well supplying drinking water. It may be deep or narrow, depending on the depth of the water table. The…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
idoko　居所		Shortened form of idokoro 居所. A name for rooms or spaces in the following contexts: 1　In…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ikken'ya 一軒屋		An independently framed urban-vernacular house *machiya 町家 of a more…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ima 居間		Lit. living room. A room commonly utilized as the principal space for daily living. 1　The daily…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
inakama 田舎間		Also edoma 江戸間. A length of 1.8 m or less, defining the standard length of a single bay: the distance from the…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
inufusegi 犬防木		Also pronounced inubōgi. 1　In temples and shrines, a lattice *…	Architecture, General Terms, Folk Dwellings
irori 囲炉裏	✓	Also written 居炉裏. Also called ro 炉. An open hearth set in the floor of various rooms in Japanese buildings.…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
ishioki itabuki 石置板葺	✓	Wood shingles *itabuki 板葺, held in position with stones. Generally used for…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
itabuki 板葺	✓	Wood shingles. Widely used in Japan for buildings of many kinds, ranging from palaces, elite residences, shrines, and…	Architecture, General Terms, Folk Dwellings
itaniwa 板庭		1　A low timber platform constructed within the earth-floored area *doma…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jihiro 地火炉		Also read jikaro. 1　A hearth *ro 炉 excavated in…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
jimune　地棟		A base ridge. 1　A longitudinal timber plate resting upon the principal transverse roof beams *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jinaimachi　寺内町		Also jinaichō. A type of religious township that developed in the Sengoku period in connection mainly with temples…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jiro　地炉		Also *ro 炉 1　A hearth constructed in an earth…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jishin bansho　自身番所		The office or guardroom provided in each city ward *machi 町, in the city of Edo…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jizaikagi 自在鈎	✓	A pothook. A device that enables a pot nabe 鍋 or tea kettle tetsubin 鉄瓶 to be suspended over a sunken…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
jōgo zukuri　漏斗造		Also called jōgomune 漏斗棟. A roof-style found on vernacular houses *minka…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jōi 上居		Also written 常居. 1　A principal everyday living room in traditional vernacular houses *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jōya　上屋		Lit. upper house. Principal part of farmhouse structure. The central portion of the cross-section of the structural frame in…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jōyabashira 上屋柱		1　The posts which support the ends of the principal transverse beams *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
jōyageta 上屋桁		The purlins or plates *keta 桁, supported on the main frame posts *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kagiya 鍵屋		Lit. key-shaped house. A widely used term for vernacular houses *minka 民家, of…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kama no kami 釜の神		A general term for the tutelary deity or deities, kami 神, of the cooking range *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kamado 竈		Lit. place for the cauldron. Also called kudo くど, fudo ふど, hettsui へっつい, kama かま. …	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kamadogami 竈神		Also kamagami 釜神. The tutelary deity of the hearth or cooking range *kamado…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kamaotoko 釜男		Also sometimes written 竃男. Lit. cauldron male. An alternative term for *kamadogami…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kamaya 釜屋	✓	Also written 竈屋. Lit. cooking room. Either refers to a freestanding structure used for cooking, or a part of a vernacular…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kamayadate 釜屋建て		A particular type of divided roof style *buntōgata 分棟型, where the raised…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kamidaidokoro 上台所		Lit. upper kitchen. 1　The room or building in which the final stages of food preparation took…	Architecture, Aristocratic Dwellings, Folk Dwellings
kamidana 神棚	✓	An interior shelf *tana 棚, where paper talismans, kamifuda 神札, or…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kanban 看板	✓	A signboard placed outside or affixed to the front of a commercial premises displaying the name of the shop yagō…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kannonbiraki tobira 観音開扉	✓	1　A pair of swing doors *tobira 扉 designed to meet at the…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
karakasadate 傘建て		A structural system found in small-scale, Edo period thatched farmhouses in the area of Shiga Prefecture north of Lake Biwa…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
karasu tobi 烏鳶		Also written 烏飛び. 1　A set of fire fighting equipment installed on the roof ridge of an urban…	Architecture, General Terms, Folk Dwellings
karasudomari 烏止まり	✓	Lit. crow's perch. A widely used term for a range of elements used to decorate the ridge of the roof in vernacular houses *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
karasuodori 烏踊り		Lit. crow dance. A widely used term for a range of elements used to decorate the ridge of the roof in thatched vernacular…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
katte mawari 勝手廻り		A part of a house in the vicinity of the kitchen; *katte 勝手, *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
katte 勝手		The term is believed to signify a place where one cooks food, kate wo kashigu 糧を炊ぐ, in use since the Kamakura…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
katteguchi 勝手口		1　A service or tradesmen's entry. A house entry that lead to the kitchen; *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings, Tea Houses
kawaragushi 瓦櫛		A tiled ridge on the roofs of thatched vernacular houses *minka 民家 in parts of…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kawarayane-zukuri 瓦屋根造		A vernacular house *minka 民家 with a tiled roof *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kazaribuki 飾葺		A decorative type of thatch made from cogon, umikaya 海茅, a tall, coarse grass growing along the coastal…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings
kazuki 被き		An enclosed room generally equivalent to a bedchamber (see *nando 納戸, *…	Architecture, Folk Dwellings