八つ橋 ・ やつばし ・ yatsubashi
Eight bridges. A famous bridge consisting of 8 planks connected in a zig-zag pattern. When used in kimono designs the (eight) planks are sometimes shown separately scattered over the kimono. The bridge is associated with (water) gardens with Japanese irises (kakitsubata, カキツバタ).
The bridge was mentioned in the Ise Monogatari (伊勢物語).