tokonoma

recessed space in Japanese reception room
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tokonoma

Summary

tokonoma ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (488 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • tokonoma is a type of alcove[2].
  • tokonoma is a type of zashikikazari[3].
  • tokonoma is part of washitsu[4].
  • tokonoma's Commons category is recorded as Tokonoma[5].
  • tokonoma comprises otoshigake[6].
  • tokonoma comprises tokobashira[7].
  • tokonoma's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '床の間'}[8].
  • tokonoma's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '床'}[9].
  • tokonoma's connects with is recorded as hira-shoin[10].
  • tokonoma's connects with is recorded as tsuke-shoin[11].
  • tokonoma's connects with is recorded as dashi-fuzukue[12].
  • tokonoma's contains is recorded as kakemono[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include alcove[2] and zashikikazari[3].

Use and Application

Components include otoshigake[6], a housing in Japan[14] and tokobashira[7]. tokonoma is part of washitsu[4].

Why It Matters

tokonoma ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (488 views/month).[1] tokonoma has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] tokonoma is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [14] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Has part(s) otoshigake, tokobashira
    Part of washitsu
    Has parts
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007538927805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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