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Japan Sightseeing Glossary (3)




Last update November 4, 2019

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Chigai-dana 違い棚 (decorative) two-step shelf (installed at Toko-no-ma; usually two wooden shelf boards are placed at different positions like stair steps) -->Shoin-zukuri
Chisen-kaiyūshiki-tei-en 池泉回遊式庭園 the Walk-Around-Pond design; a pond-centered garden (a traditional Japanese garden design to represent various sceneries around a large pond using mounds, rocks, trees and bridges)
Chōdai 帳台 a canopy bed; Japanese four poster bed; noble people's sleeping chamber
Chōdai-gama-e 帳台構え a decorative door; bedchamber door -->Chōdai-gama-e
Chokugan 勅願 a wish of the emperor
Chokurei 勅令 the emperor's order
Chōtei 朝廷 the Imperial Court


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