In particular, thatching. A thatched roof is fashioned by weaving together dry vegetation so tightly and densely that water and air have trouble getting through. While this is beneficial to ...

As a result, Japan's 5,000-year-old thatching tradition flourishes here, nurtured by the Japan Cultural Thatching Association ...

the chance to learn about thatching, and feel its appeal.

The traditional re-thatching of the roof of a “gassho-zukuri” structure was undertaken by a mutual assistance group formed by local residents called “Yui,” which has helped preserve the ...