When a temple or a very high class house is built, a solemn ceremony takes place by Shinto priests. Also, in this ceremony, the chief carpenters who are attired in Shinto priest’s costume, ceremonially use the measure and spooled marking ink over the main pole of the building.
Now the tile men commence roofing and coolies make walls with bamboo which shall be plastered afterward, by the plasterer.
The roofing is nearly completed. The coolies and plasterer are busy outside and the carpenters are busy with inside works.
Plastering the wall, over the bamboo. They have to undergo this process three times.
Both inside and outside works are nearly finished and the mat-men are to take their parts trimming the mats so to fit each room. They have to manage more than 60 “Tatami” or mats for this house.