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funatsuki
船着

boat landing


A facility for getting in and out of a boat when boating in a garden pond. A log of the chestnut tree or a long flat stone called a boat landing stone may be placed on the shore of a pond, or shore edging made of cut stones may be used for this purpose.  


Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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