Azumaya (Azumaya)

Japanese: 四阿∥東屋 - あずまや

A small structure for resting, often set up in a garden, is also called a pavilion (chin). It usually has a square plan and four pillars, but there are also polygonal and circular ones, and the roof is usually made of kaya (thatched) or cedar bark or boards in the Hogyo-zukuri style. It has no walls at all, or only a few, and has benches inside. The Manji-tei Pavilion at Katsura Imperial Villa is an example of an gazebo with benches arranged in the shape of a swastika. The "A" in gazebo means ridge in Chinese, and a gazebo refers to a building with ridges on all four sides, i.e. a Hogyo-zukuri or hipped-ridge building.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

庭園などに設けられた休息用の小建築で，亭（ちん）とも呼ぶ。方形平面で4本柱とするのが普通であるが，多角形や円形のものもあり，屋根は宝形造（ほうぎようづくり）(屋根)でカヤ(茅)や杉皮，板でふいたものが多い。壁は全くないか，ごく一部にあるだけで，内部に腰掛けを設ける。桂離宮の卍字亭は腰掛けが卍形に配置された四阿の例である。　四阿の〈阿〉は中国語では棟の意で，四阿は四方に棟のある建物，すなわち宝形造や寄棟造の建物をさす。

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