Nagai Residence in Yakushiike Park

Rice polisher and wagon in old thatched roof farm house

Cathy Cawood Jul 31, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>The thatched roof looks almost too heavy and solid for the wood and plaster walls</p>

<p>A rice polishing machine (for removing the brown husks from the grains of rice)</p>

<p>A wagon is propped against a post next to a cooking stove</p>

<p>I wonder what these ancient wooden containers once held?</p>

<p>Sunken hearths were usual in Edo era homes</p>

<p>The thatch on Nagai House is in better condition than that of nearby Ogino House</p>

<p>Grass growing along the ridge-line of the thatched roof</p>

<p>A plum orchard stands near the house</p>

Nagai house is one of the Edo period thatched roof houses that has been relocated and preserved in Yakushike Park in Machida. Unlike Ogino House, which was originally a clinic, Nagai House seems simpler, and more like a farm house. I could easily imagine it standing amid rice fields and orchards in some rural of Machida two hundred years ago.

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Cathy Cawood @cathy.cawood

I came to Japan in 2003 to teach English. I lived in Shiga prefecture for 1 year, and it still holds a special place in my heart. I lived in Kyoto for 9 years, then moved to Machida, Tokyo in 2014 after meeting my Japanese partner. I love to take photos, and my Japan in Pictures Facebook page ha...