kawaramune　瓦棟

KEY WORD :　architecture / roofing tiles

A tiled ridge on the roof of thatched vernacular houses *minka 民家. Kawaramune are most common in parts of Fukui and Gunma prefectures. Also called *kawaragushi 瓦櫛.

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