Onagoza

...This seat has a good view of the entire doma and is located in front of the storeroom entrance. The seats at the back of the house near the doma are called kakaza or onagoza, and are for housewives and children. Opposite them are seats for guests and male family members, although the names are not consistent. The area near the doma is where firewood is piled up and is called kijiri. The names of the seats around the hearth are the same throughout the country, although the pronunciation varies from region to region.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…土間全体がよく見え，納戸の入口の前に当たる席である。家の裏側で土間に近い席は〈かかざ〉とか〈おなござ〉と呼ばれ，主婦や子女の座る席，その向い側は呼称が一定しないが客や男の家族が座る席，土間に近い辺りは薪が積まれ〈きじり〉と呼ばれていた。こうした〈いろり〉の周りの座の名称は，地方により発音などに変化はあるが全国的に共通している。…

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