1. An alternate name for the shoe-removing stone (kutsunugi ishi) placed next to the crawl-through entrance of a tearoom. It is also called ichiban ishi (first stone) or fumidan ishi (standing-platform stone).
2. A term referring to a pair of stones placed in the sand privy of a tea garden, representing the places where a user would step.
3. An alternate term for the basin front stone of the crouching basin arrangement.
Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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