Katsuogi

Katsuogi (鰹木, 堅魚木, 勝男木, 葛緒木) or Kasoegi (斗木) are short, decorative logs used in Japanese and Shinto architecture.

Today, katsuogi and chigi are used exclusively on Shinto buildings and can be used to distinguish them from other religious structures, such as Buddhist temples in Japan.

A theory is that the wooden logs were initially used to weigh down the thatch roofing seen in early Japanese structures.

Angered by this, he pronounces the official a knave and a scoundrel for building a house in imitation of the imperial palace.

The angle at which the chigi faces and the number of katsuogi the building contains are used to identify the gender of the kami enshrined within.