uragaya　裏茅

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Also urappo 裏穂. A thatching material used on vernacular dwellings *minka 民家, particularly in the Aizu 会津 area of Fukushima prefecture. Uragaya refers to the top part of the miscanthus plant *kaya 茅, after the plant has been harvested, dried, and cut in two to be used as thatch. The bottom half, which is also used in thatching, is called kirigaya 切茅 or motogaya 元茅.

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*kayabuki 茅葺

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