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*1 '''Ata''' (咫) = 18 cm
*1 '''Ata''' (咫) = 18 cm
*1 '''Shaku''' (尺) = 30.3 cm
*1 '''Shaku''' (尺) = 30.3 cm
*1 '''Ken''' (間) = 1.8182 m
*1 '''Ken''' (間) = 1.8182 m<ref>One ''ken'', sometimes translated as one "bay," is said to have been the traditional standard amount of space between a building's pillars. The length of a building is often given in ''ken''; the famous [[Sanjusangendo|Sanjûsangendô]], or "Thirty-Three Bays Hall," in Kyoto indeed has thirty-four pillars along its side, resulting in a hall thirty-three "bays" in length.</ref>
*1 '''Jô''' (丈) = 3.03 m
*1 '''Jô''' (丈) = 3.03 m
*1 '''Chô''' (町) = 109.9 m
*1 '''Chô''' (町) = 109.9 m
