渡わた殿どの

noun

roofed corridor connecting two buildings (traditional palatial architecture)

A covered walkway in shinden-zukuri and similar traditional Japanese aristocratic residences, linking the main hall to subsidiary buildings.

See also: 寝殿造り

• 寝しん殿でん造づくりでは、渡わた殿どのが寝しん殿でんと対屋たいのやをつないでいた。

  In shinden-zukuri, a roofed corridor connected the main hall and the subsidiary buildings.