In many Japanese tea gardens and traditional houses, you will see a small fence made of bamboo and woven grass, with a round corner on top. It is called Sodegaki, which means “sleeve fence", and it is named like this because it has the same proportions as a kimono sleeve…

Usually, they mark the entrance to the small garden where the tea house is located, like in this photo taken in Tondabayashi Jinaimachi, Osaka.

Sugiyama house, Tondabayashi Jinaimachi

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