納のう涼りょう床ゆか

noun

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.

• 京きょう都との夏なつの風ふう物ぶつ詩しといえば、鴨かも川がわの納のう涼りょう床ゆかです。

  When it comes to summer traditions in Kyoto, the riverside dining platforms along the Kamogawa are iconic.

• 納のう涼りょう床ゆかで夕ゆう涼すずみしながら京きょう料りょう理りを楽たのしんだ。

  We enjoyed Kyoto cuisine while cooling off on the riverside platform.