tsukubai

traditional Japanese ritual washbasin
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tsukubai

Summary

tsukubai is a garden feature[1]. tsukubai draws 110 Wikipedia views per month (garden_feature category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • tsukubai's instance of is recorded as garden feature[3].
  • tsukubai's instance of is recorded as water feature[4].
  • squatting position is named after tsukubai[5].
  • tsukubai is made of building stone[6].
  • The location of tsukubai was roji[7].
  • tsukubai took place at chaniwa[8].
  • tsukubai is a type of chōzubachi[9].
  • tsukubai is a type of garden ornament[10].
  • tsukubai is used for hand washing[11].
  • tsukubai is used for ritual purification[12].
  • tsukubai is used for landscape[13].
  • tsukubai's Commons category is recorded as Tsukubai[14].
  • tsukubai's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'つくばい'}[15].
  • tsukubai's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '蹲踞'}[16].
  • tsukubai's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '手水構え'}[17].
  • tsukubai's connects with is recorded as suikinkutsu[18].
  • tsukubai's connects with is recorded as stepping stones[19].
  • tsukubai's connects with is recorded as yaku-ishi[20].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include garden feature[3] and water feature[4].

History and Context

squatting position is named after tsukubai[5].

Why It Matters

tsukubai draws 110 Wikipedia views per month (garden_feature category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] tsukubai has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] tsukubai is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Kenchiku-gaku Yōgo Jiten. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Encyclopedia of Architecture and Building. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Hirho · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location roji, chaniwa
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|6 */ [[Property:P1705]]: つくばい"
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