方違え所かたたがへどころ

noun

place to stay to avoid an unlucky direction

Archaic term from Heian-era directional taboo practices. Refers to a temporary lodging used when one's intended travel direction was deemed unlucky, requiring a detour or overnight stay to change the effective direction.

See also: 方違え · 方塞がり

• 平へい安あん時じ代だいには、方かた違たがへのために方かた違たがへ所どころに泊とまることがあった。

  In the Heian period, people would sometimes stay at a katatagae-dokoro to avoid an unlucky direction.