sotoba
A long, thin wooden grave marker, often inscribed with sutras. They also can be found next to tombstones in graveyards.
Examples
* !post #891738
* !post #1799258
* !post #4454012
External links
* Haiku Topics Blogspot: Grave marker (sotoba)
* Wikipedia (JP): Itatōba
* Wikipedia: Japanese pagoda, Sotōba
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