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Many homes once had stone pigstys called ''fûru'' located nearby. These were divided up into small sections to hold pigs separately, and had either stone arches or thatched awnings as the roof. The construction of new ''fûru''-style pigstys was banned in [[1816]], and those with a particular style of feeding hole called ''tûshinumii''<!--東司の穴--> were destroyed, for reasons of health and sanitation; in the postwar era, very few survived or were rebuilt.<ref>Plaques at Ryûkyûmura architectural park, Onna-son, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15641995265/in/photostream/]</ref>
Many homes once had stone pigstys called ''fûru'' located nearby. These were divided up into small sections to hold pigs separately, and had either stone arches or thatched awnings as the roof. The construction of new ''fûru''-style pigstys was banned in [[1816]], and those with a particular style of feeding hole called ''tûshinumii''<!--東司の穴--> were destroyed, for reasons of health and sanitation; in the postwar era, very few survived or were rebuilt.<ref>Plaques at Ryûkyûmura architectural park, Onna-son, Okinawa.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/15641995265/in/photostream/]</ref>
===Variation===
In the [[Amami Islands]] and some other areas of the Ryukyus, kitchens ([[Amami language]]: ''toogura'') were traditionally housed in a separate structure, linked to the main house (''omote'') by a small bridge-like walkway known as a ''toima'' or ''kayoi''. The size and layout of these two structures, as well as their locations relative to one another, varied from case to case. Homes typically included a number of other small structures as well, including for housing animals and for doing craftwork or other small-scale work. Elevated storehouses known as ''[[takakura]]'' were also a common feature of such homes. The entire 'compound' would be surrounded in stone walls or hedges, to help protect against typhoons.<ref>Gallery labels, ''Amami no minka'', Amami Nature and Culture Centre, Amami Ôshima.[https://www.flickr.com/photos/toranosuke/49490986076/sizes/l/]</ref>
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