Rusted nails and fasteners recovered from the deconstruction of a 60 year old thatched tea house.
Old japanese house roof.
This is called an engawa and is like an outdoor corridor.
Although not exactly standardised across japan in terms of size the number of tatami mats it was possible to lay out in a single room became a common way to measure floor space.
Sliding doors fusuma were used in place of walls allowing the internal configuration of a space to be customized for different occasions.
The wooden floor of a traditional japanese house is covered with rectangular tatami mats which are made from straw but with a top layer of woven grass.
Old japanese house with thatched roof tokyo japan.
Anne kohtz a joint in a renovated edo period farmhouse.
In days gone by it was sometimes sealed off by the aforementioned heavy storm shutters.
Detail of restored traditional thatched roof house at hida no sato folk village takayama gifu prefecture japan asia.
Photo about an old japanese house with the thatched roof.
Image of life roof country 118598405.
Close up of a traditional thatched roof house in shirakawa go unesco world heritage site japan.