also: わたりどの
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
寝殿造では、渡殿が寝殿と対屋をつないでいた。
In shinden-zukuri, a roofed corridor connected the main hall and the subsidiary buildings.
Alternate kanji form with the reading わたりどの.
The architectural style in which 渡殿 is a characteristic element; 寝殿造 refers to the whole palatial layout, while 渡殿 is specifically the connecting corridor.
Compound of 渡 (crossing) and 殿 (hall/building), referring to a passageway between buildings. The alternate reading わたりどの uses the nominal form 渡り.