なまこ壁かべ

noun

namako wall; tiled wall with raised white grid

A traditional Japanese architectural feature where rectangular tiles are laid with raised, white plaster joints, resembling the pattern of a sea cucumber. Often seen on storehouses (kura) and older buildings.

• 古ふるい町まち並なみには、なまこ壁かべの蔵くらが今いまも残のこっている。

  In the old townscape, storehouses with namako walls still remain.

• なまこ壁かべは防ぼう火かのために発はっ達たつしたと言いわれている。

  Namako walls are said to have developed for fire prevention.