munazutsumi 棟包
KEY WORD : architecture / general terms
 
Also read munezutsumi.

1 A general term used to refer to any tile stacked high in layers on top of a roof ridge. See *hiwadabuki 桧皮葺.

2 A ceremony that celebrates the completion of a tile ridge. The rest of the roof is covered with cypress bark *hiwadabuki 桧皮葺, or thatch *kayabuki 茅葺.
 
Oomiwa Jinja Haiden 大神神社拝殿 (Nara)
Oomiwa Jinja Haiden 大神神社拝殿 (Nara)

 
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