Large-scale pruning - Okarikomi

Japanese: 大刈込 - おおかりこみ
Large-scale pruning - Okarikomi

… There are many distinctive Japanese hedges in Kyoto. These include the Katsura-gaki bamboo fence of Katsura Imperial Villa, made by folding and weaving bamboo leaves, and the O-karikomi mixed-vegetation hedge around the outer edge of the teahouse on the upper perimeter of Shugakuin Imperial Villa. In areas with strong winds, high fences are often built to break the wind. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "Okarikomi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

… 日本の特色ある生垣は京都に多い。桂垣と称されるハチクを折り曲げて編んだ桂離宮の竹垣や修学院離宮上の茶屋の外縁の大刈込(おおかりこみ)といわれる混植生垣などである。また,強風地帯にはしばしば防風のための高垣がつくられる。…

※「大刈込」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。

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