Osagoe Folk Museum in the Rain

Village of old thatched roof houses waiting for spring

Takako Sakamoto Mar 08, 2015 - 1 min read

<p>Dimly lit rooms of a thatched-roof house in Osagoe Folk Museum Village</p>

<p>Thatched-roof houses of Osagoe Folk Museum on a rainy day in early March</p>

<p>Wet tree branches with a thatched-roof house in the background</p>

<p>Drenched thatched roof in Osagoe Folk Museum</p>

<p>Spacious Japanese rooms with an irori fireplace in one of the thatched-roof houses</p>

<p>Miniature shrine and torii gate displayed inside a house. The orange banner says 'Osagoe Folk Museum Village'.</p>

<p>Elegant orchid decorating a simple Japanese room</p>

<p>Thatched roofs in a dark cloudy setting</p>

<p>A gourd cup hanging from eaves of a house</p>

<p>Dead leaves hanging onto the branches in the dripping rain</p>

<p>Looking up at the eaves of a thatched-roof house</p>

Osagoe Folk Museum Village is one of my favorite places to visit in Fukui, because it's beautiful, and always quiet and deserted. On a rainy day in early March, I was looking for solace and decided to visit here once again. As I expected, no one was there and I could enjoy some long awaited tranquility in one of the beautiful old thatched roof houses in the village. I was secretly hoping to see some plum blossoms here. Unfortunately they were still in the bud stage, waiting to bloom. Thatched roofs, trees and flowers were all drenched in cold rain, but to me they seemed to be enjoying the silent rain falling from the sky. For autumn photos of the village please refer to this photo story.

Takako Sakamoto @takako.sakamoto

I was born in and grew up in Tokushima prefecture, and have lived in many places since then: Nishinomiya, Kyoto, Nara, Mie, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama, Chiba, Fukuoka and Fukui. I am currently living in Yokohama City. All the places I lived, all the places I visited, I have loved dearly. The histor...