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Shirakawago sunken hearth Hiama The thing on a sunken hearth by which the board currently called Hiama is hung from the four quarters. Although it seemed that Hiama means the ceiling of fire, also when sparks should go up this, It is said that the role of preventing is also carrying out burning and moving to a ceiling. What is hung is a horse chestnut. Steam rose from the juice using the horse chestnut of the pan thickly, it became together with the smoke of the firewood of a sunken hearth, and even the ceiling is reached. |