坪つぼ庭にわ

noun

small inner garden; courtyard garden

Refers to a tiny, enclosed garden, often found in traditional Japanese townhouses (machiya) or between buildings, designed for viewing rather than entering.

• 京きょう都との町まち家やには、坪つぼ庭にわがあることが多おおい。

  Many traditional townhouses in Kyoto have a small inner garden.

• 坪つぼ庭にわに小ちいさな灯とう籠ろうを置おいた。

  I placed a small stone lantern in the courtyard garden.