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| ishidan 石段 | ||||||
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|  Also *nobedan 
延段; tatami-ishi 畳石.  1 Stepping stones. A long narrow stone slab used in tea ceremony gardens *roji 露地. In the case of a tea ceremony house, stepping stones are often used under the pent roof *hisashi 廂. 2 Steps made with natural stones. One example is the long flight of stone steps leading to Jingoji Roumon 神護寺楼門, in Kyoto.  | 
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![]() Jingoji 
        Roumon 神護寺楼門 (Kyoto) 
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