sekimori-ishi　関守石
KEY WORD :　architecture / tea houses
　
Lit. barrier-keeper stone. A stone placed atop a stepping stone *tobi-ishi 飛石, in a garden to indicate a route that should not be taken. Usually the stone is tied with bracken rope or palm-hemp rope to indicate its special status.
　

Nagatomi 永富 house (Hyougo)

　
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