Today, thatched roofs can be found on quaint cottages, grand country manors and even traditional Japanese homes. Click or scroll to feast your eyes on some of the most beautiful straw-topped ...

In a mountainous area in Wakayama Prefecture, a group of young people wanted to renovate a thatched-roof house to help attract visitors. With no experience or money, they relied on a local custom ...

An old traditional Japanese house with a “kayabuki” thatched roof still stands along the slope. Minoru Tanaka, 67, was born and raised there. The house is designated as a tangible cultural ...

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

as these farmhouse’s steeply slanted thatched roofs bear an uncanny resemblance to the clasped hands of a person engaged in solemn prayer. I love the Japanese word "gassho," and I find it ...