2010-04-25

茅葺屋根

April 25th attended a thatch roofing workshop in Yamanashi-Prefecture. Sano-san (佐野氏) is rethatching a 300 year old Japanese farm house. The original bamboo and unmilled lumber rafters are lashed together with straw rope and wisteria vines. Sano-san raises ayu () fish, grows rice, and produces tea for income. The tools used.

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