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| Kayabuki no Sato, one of Miyama's 57 villages, has the highest concentrations of thatched roof houses in Japan (Credit: Kyoto Miyama Tourism Association) |
For at least five millennia, Japanese communities have constructed roofs from grass, reeds or straw. However, only a few clusters of this architectural style remain. Some are rural dwellings, while others are places of worship.
Read more: BBC Travel
I appreciate the history and craft behind that roof but also admire the style, the shape. Of course they want to maintain those houses the same way, but if I were to build a house with that style I'd use a material with a longer lifespan. Wood shakes or slate, even copper would look great too.
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