御手洗 | [みたらし, mitarashi] (n) font of purifying water placed at the entrance of a shrine [Add to Longdo] |
置き土 | [おきつち, okitsuchi] (n) earth taken from elsewhere and placed atop [Add to Longdo] |
町石;丁石 | [ちょういし, chouishi] (n) (See 町・ちょう・3) roadside stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one cho (approx. 109 meters) [Add to Longdo] |
町石卒塔婆 | [ちょうせきそとば, chousekisotoba] (n) (See 町石) stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one cho (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach [Add to Longdo] |
忍び返し;忍返し | [しのびがえし, shinobigaeshi] (n) bamboo wall-top spikes (or wood, iron); spikes placed at the top of a wall to repel thieves [Add to Longdo] |