earthen storehouse; traditional warehouse
A traditional Japanese storehouse with thick earthen walls, historically used for fireproof and secure storage of valuables.
In the old townscape, earthen storehouses still remain today.
This storehouse was built in the Edo period.
kura-style house; house with mud-plastered walls like a storehouse
Compound of 土 (earth) and 蔵 (storehouse), referring to a storehouse made with thick earthen walls.