A STUDY ON THE STRUCTURAL TECHNIQUE KNOWN AS “TENGU-HOZO”

‘Tengu-Hozo’ is a construction technique that involves joining vertical members using a tenon. This technique was widely used in Japan from the Kamakura period through the Middle Ages in general, and declined in the early modern period. Although it is considered to be an application of the structure of penetrating ties, there are examples of its widespread use in floor, shaft and shed framing. In floor framing in particular, its role in reinforcing the footing of the pillars by extending the ends and one end of the horizontal structural members of a building is particularly prominent.