kawarajiki　瓦敷

KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles

A floor that consists of tiles placed over hard-pack earthen floor, especially common in Zen temples. When the tiles are set diagonal to the walls, the floor is called *shihanjiki 四半敷. When the tiles are set in rows parallel to the walls of building, the floor is called *nunojiki 布敷.

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