also: のうりょうどこ
riverside dining platform; summer cooling deck
A raised wooden platform built over or beside a river, traditionally used in Kyoto during summer for dining and enjoying the cool evening air. Often associated with the Kamogawa river.
When it comes to summer traditions in Kyoto, the riverside dining platforms along the Kamogawa are iconic.
We enjoyed Kyoto cuisine while cooling off on the riverside platform.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading のうりょうゆか is the most common.
Alternate reading; less common but still encountered, especially in certain regions or older texts.
Compound of 納涼 (のうりょう, 'enjoying the cool') and 床 (ゆか/どこ, 'floor' or 'platform'). The reading どこ for 床 is an older or alternative reading, while ゆか is standard.