土ど蔵ぞう

noun

earthen storehouse; traditional warehouse

A traditional Japanese storehouse with thick earthen walls, historically used for fireproof and secure storage of valuables.

• 古ふるい町まち並なみには、今いまでも土ど蔵ぞうが残のこっている。

  In the old townscape, earthen storehouses still remain today.

• この土ど蔵ぞうは江え戸ど時じ代だいに建たてられた。

  This storehouse was built in the Edo period.