also: ほだば
noun
site for mushroom-growing logs
A place where logs inoculated with mushroom spawn are laid out for cultivation. Often used in rural or agricultural contexts.
See also: 榾木
この山の斜面には榾場が広がっている。
A site for mushroom-growing logs spreads across this mountain slope.
noun
village-shared forest site for gathering firewood
Historically, a communal forest area where villagers could collect firewood. Now rare and mostly of historical or regional interest.
昔は村人たちが榾場で薪を集めた。
In the past, villagers gathered firewood at the shared forest site.
榾木 refers to the logs themselves used for mushroom cultivation, while 榾場 is the site where those logs are placed.
Compound of 榾 (hota/hoda, 'log for mushroom cultivation' or 'firewood') and 場 (ba, 'place'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is associated with traditional forestry and agriculture.