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Japanese Architecture: function of the upcurved roof corners? And of the statue-rooftiles (koi)?
By any chance do you know if the upcurved corners of roofs (http://www.aisf.or.jp/~jaanus/deta/i/irimoyazukuri.htm) had a defensive purpose? I just had a flashback: could it be to make it difficult for ninja to grab the corner in order to climb the building? I think I saw it in an anime XD
And the sculpture-tile has a "luck-charm" function: e.g. if it's a carp it gives strenght to the roof and the building itself.
Watashi wa Nihon no Otaku to moushimasu. On-rei moshiwagemasu.
i think you are right about the ninjas.watashi wa nihongo wo daisuki desu ga watashi wa nihonjin de wa arimasen.so i don't know the architectural purpose for those roofs but your idea seems good
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