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  • If youve ever been to Kyoto youve probably noticed these things up against a lot of the shop walls.

  • But just what are they?

  • The most common widely known usage, which theyre named after, was traditionally to prevent...

  • dogs from peeing on the side of the house.

  • Bow wow

  • It was used for protect against other damage as well,

  • like rainfall, mud splashing from the streets,

  • and people leaning up against the storefront and peeping inside.

  • It also had the additional function of hiding piping

  • or any other aesthetically unpleasant necessities sitting outside the store as well.

  • Theyre called inu yarai.

  • Inu of course means dog, and yarai means bamboo fence.

  • As expected, theyre made of bamboo.

  • These days theyre mostly just decoration,

  • keeping in tune with the traditional feel of Kyoto’s historical districts.

  • Although some of them have been quite modernized.

  • While theyre found primarily in Kyoto, you can see them in historical districts in other parts of Japan as well.

  • Bonus fact:

  • theyre sometimes associated with the appearance of these little gates called torii,

  • although youll find these little torii all across Japan and not just next to inu yarai.

  • These are Shinto gates,

  • and are meant to be a mental deterrent against people causing trouble.

  • The thinking is that uninhibited strangers are less likely to cause trouble like...

  • peeing on the side of the house.

  • If they see a religious symbol like the torii, because itll make them feel bad.

  • If you come across anything unusual in Japan,

  • send us a picture and well try to identify it for a future episode of What’s That!

If youve ever been to Kyoto youve probably noticed these things up against a lot of the shop walls.

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★竹牆是什麼日本4豬八戒這是什麼? (What's That? ★ Bamboo Walls 日本の何コレ 4 犬矢来)

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    林宜悉 發佈於 2021 年 01 月 14 日
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