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The hidden roof (野屋根, noyane) [note 1] is a type of roof widely used in Japan both at Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. It is composed of a true roof above and a second roof beneath, [ 1 ] permitting an outer roof of steep pitch to have eaves of shallow pitch, jutting widely from the walls but without overhanging them. [ 2 ]
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Among its innovations is the roof, covered in wood shingles rather than tiles, as in China. Also, Zen temple buildings have a so-called "hidden roof" structure, consisting in two roofs, the true one and a second underneath it. The second, false roof hides the first, making it possible to obtain sloping roofs and shallow eaves. [3]
In origin they were necessary to help support the roof; however, at the end of the 10th century the invention of the hidden roof [note 1] made them superfluous. [2] They remained in use, albeit in a purely decorative role, and are typical of the Wayō style. The Zenshūyō style used by Zen temples has instead bracket complexes even between posts.