Greek roof tile - Girishia tile

Japanese: ギリシア瓦 - ぎりしあがわら
Greek roof tile - Girishia tile

…(3) Wooden tiles (shingles) are made of boards about 12 cm wide and 30 cm long, laid with a base of about 10 cm between each board. They were used in forested areas such as Scandinavia, Germany, and Russia, and were the most popular roofing material in the United States.
[Greek roof tiles]
Flat tiles used in the Mediterranean region are called Greek tiles. The tiles used on Greek temples were made of terracotta or carved stone. The older tiles had a slightly concave surface, which is called the Laconian type.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Greek tiles" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…(3)木瓦(きがわら)(シングルshingle)は,幅12cm前後,長さ30cm前後の板を,葺足(ふきあし)10cm前後にして葺き上げていくもので,スカンジナビア,ドイツ,ロシアのような森林地帯で用いられ,アメリカ合衆国でも最も愛用された屋根葺き材であった。
[ギリシア瓦]
 地中海地域で用いられる平瓦をギリシア瓦と呼ぶ。ギリシア神殿などに用いられた瓦は,テラコッタ製か石を削り上げたもので,古いものは,平瓦が軽い凹面になっており,これをラコニア型という。…

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