also: ほだば
site for mushroom-growing logs
A place where logs inoculated with mushroom spawn are laid out for cultivation. Often used in rural or agricultural contexts.
See also: 榾木
A site for mushroom-growing logs spreads across this mountain slope.
village-shared forest site for gathering firewood
Historically, a communal forest area where villagers could collect firewood. Now rare and mostly of historical or regional interest.
In the past, villagers gathered firewood at the shared forest site.
Standard kanji form; the reading ほたば is more common than ほだば.
Alternate reading; less common than ほたば.
Compound of 榾 (hota/hoda, 'log for mushroom cultivation' or 'firewood') and 場 (ba, 'place'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the word is associated with traditional forestry and agriculture.