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Hey!

Well, I'm really into feudal Japan, read on the subject, write, draw (yeah, so you thought Aoki Batetsu was an actual samurai? ), whatever.

But one thing I never came across was 'stones on the roofs' - not until Usagi Yojimbo (and after that I saw them in the cartoon called Kogaratsu, read them, they're great).

Can someone tell me, why have the peasants in Usagi Yojimbo (and in Kogaratsu) put stones on their roofs? Thanks

Perhaps placing stones on their roofs was an easy way of keeping them in place -- holding them down so they don't tear away during windy storms. Any other significance I would have to defer to Stan...

Dear Readers,
Somewhere I learned the stones on the shingles construction was also to make easier reconstruction after an earthquake...
Best wishes to all.
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