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gangi hashigo@Šε–Ψ’ςŽq
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Lit. zig-zag ladder. A kind of ladder, hashigo ’ςŽq(see *kaidan ŠK’i), made by cutting steps directly into the surface of a single wide log or a wide piece of timber or by affixing short horizontal pieces or wood to a log. Gangi hashigo were used in the raised-floor rice storehouses takayuka souko ‚°‘qŒΙ, of the Yayoi period, and have been excavated at the Yamagi ŽR–Ψ site in Shizuoka prefecture. A more refined version of the ladder is also used at Gekuu Mikeden ŠO‹{Œδιa“a in Ise Jinguu ˆΙ¨_‹{. It is mentioned also in an account of a vernacular houses *minka –―‰Ζ, in Akita prefecture, dating from 1785, where it is described as an old style. Gangi hashigo survive in vernacular houses, in Aomori and Iwate prefectures, where they are used to provide access to stable lofts.
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Old Wakayama ŽαŽR house
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