犬いぬ矢や来らい

noun

short arched fence around townhouse walls; bamboo fence protecting lower walls

A traditional curved bamboo or wooden fence placed at the base of machiya townhouse walls, especially in Kyoto, to prevent damage from rain, mud, and passersby.

• 京きょう都との町まち家やの外がい壁へきには、犬いぬ矢や来らいがよく見みられる。

  Inuyarai are often seen on the outer walls of Kyoto machiya townhouses.