noun
cave tombs; rock-cut tombs
Historical term for artificial caves used as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods.
鎌倉には、やぐらと呼ばれる中世の横穴墓が多く残っている。
Many medieval cave tombs called yagura remain in Kamakura.
このやぐらは、鎌倉
This yagura is said to be the tomb of a Kamakura-period warrior.
The origin is uncertain. The word may be related to 矢倉 (yagura, 'turret') due to the shape, but the exact derivation is unclear.