It s called ita buki yane.
Japanese house rocks on roof.
Building wooden frame house from.
It aided in keeping the house sturdy in the face of earthquakes and wind.
Nakazonae are intercolumnar struts provided in the intervals between bracket complexes tokyō at religious buildings in japan.
I don t know why this was so common in desert areas in the 1950s and 1960s.
Another of the repercussions of the invention of the hidden roof was the role change undergone by struts called nakazonae 中備 中具.
Ridiculous considering how high the winds get here.
Favorite answer in the japanese feudal era placing rocks on the roof was a tool in building houses.
March 11th 2010 at 9 22 am.
In the old days the walls of houses were made of woven bamboo plastered with earth on both sides.
One characteristic of japanese houses is that they have a large roof and deep eaves to protect the house from the hot summer sun and the frame of the house supports the weight of the roof.
Rocks and stones are just weights to protect the shingles from wind.