Azekura-zukuri (校倉造) or azekura is a Japanese architectural style of simple wooden construction, used for storehouses ( kura), granaries, and other utilitarian structures. [2] This style probably dates to the early centuries of the Common Era, [2] such as during the Yayoi or Kofun periods. It is characterized by joined-log structures of triangular cross-section, and commonly built of cypress timbers. [3]