mizubotarugata tourou 　水蛍形灯籠

KEY WORD :　architecture / lanterns

Firefly lantern type. An example of this small lantern can be seen near the edge of the boat dock at Katsura Rikyuu 桂離宮 in Kyoto. It is so named because when seen from the moon-viewing tower it looks like the light of a firefly hovering above the water's edge.

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