A kind of garden gate made at the entrance to a garden or tea garden. It has a roof of cypress bark, curved in the shape of a braided straw hat (amigasa). The one at Kankyūan tea garden of Mushanokōji Senke is well known.
Japanese Garden Dictionary: A Glossary for Japanese Gardens and Their History
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