Katsuogi (鰹木, 堅魚木, 勝男木, 葛緒木) or Kasoegi (斗木) are short, decorative logs used in Japanese and Shinto architecture. They are placed at right angles to the ridgeline of roofs , …

Katsuogi is a type of traditional Japanese architectural ornamentation typically seen on the roofs of Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples. It consists of a wooden log, typically of cedar wood, …

The katsuogi, a short decorative log, is often found behind the chigi. Depending on the building, there may be only one katsuogi accompanying the chigi , or an entire row along the ridge of …

Chigi/katsuogi is a material provided on roofs of buildings, but nowadays is found only in shrine buildings. Chigi indicates crossed trees placed at each end of a roof, and katsuogi is a number …

Katsuogi (鰹木, 堅魚木, 勝男木, 葛緒木) or Kasoegi (斗木) are short, decorative logs used in Japanese and Shinto architecture. They are placed at right angles to the ridgeline of roofs , …

Katsuogi or Kasoegi are short, decorative logs found on Japanese and Shinto architecture. They are placed at a right angle along the ridge of roofs, and are usually featured in religious or …

Chigi (千木) and Katsuogi (鰹木) are architectural elements seen in Shinto architecture, placed on the roofs of buildings. Chigi are crossed beams extending upward at both ends of the roof, …

Jul 9, 2012 · Visiting the Shinto shrines in Japan, you will notice the different styles of architecture, with characteristics such as facade or roof elements. One particularly distinctive element is …

Logs placed perpendicular to the ridgepole, positioned between the *chigi* (forked finials) on top of the ridgepole. It is said that if the number of *katsuogi* (decorative logs) is odd, a male deity …

Katsuogi* (鰹木, 勝男木, 葛緒木) – A style of short decorative poles on a shrine's roof set at a right angle to the roof's ridgepole. See also kasoegi. Kawaya-no-Kami (厠の神, lit.