Horse riding

Japanese: うまのり
Horse riding

…Nishina Shinmei Shrine is also horizontal, but there are fewer examples like this. Farmhouse chigi are called uma, uma-nori, kura, kurakake, etc., and are found throughout the country as ridge decorations, especially in mountainous areas. The number of chigi is usually an odd number such as 3, 5, or 7, and the higher the number, the higher the social status. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Umanori" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…仁科神明宮も水平であるが,このような例のほうが少ない。農家の置千木は,うま,うまのり,くら,くらかけなどとよばれ,棟仕舞として全国的にあり,特に山間部に多い。千木の数は3,5,7など奇数とするのが普通で,その数が多いほど社会的地位が高いことを表した。…

※「うまのり」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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