kugurimon　潜り門

KEY WORD :　architecture / gates, folk dwellings

1　A small low gate cut through an earth wall, tsuchibei 土塀, or timber fence *itabei 板塀. Also called kuguri 潜り and kirinukimon 切抜き門. 2　In vernacular houses *minka 民家, in Ooita prefecture, a gatehouse nagayamon 長屋門, at the entry to the ground, usually with a stable *umaya 厩, or agriculture tool store. Generally confined to larger farmhouses.

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