Bamboo Gutter  Half Round Rain Gutter and round downspout made from timber bamboo at the Japanese Gardens in Portland, Oregon. The gutter supports appear to be made from Alaska Yellow Cedar. Photo taken in late summer 2000 by Chuck Arnst of Chucks Vinyl Gutter, Portland, Oregon USA. Email chuck at busterarnst@earthlink.net for excellent installation and repair work.

For more information on Japanese architecture go to http://suntzu.larc.calpoly.edu/ecs/courses/420/Kanemoto/japArch.html . About 2/3 down the document is a description and diagrams of traditional rain gutter in Japan.

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