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Tokonoma
Alcove in Japanese reception rooms / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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A tokonoma (床の間),[1] or simply toko (床),[2][3] is a recessed space in a Japanese-style reception room, in which items for artistic appreciation are displayed. In English, a tokonoma could be called an alcove.
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