Mar 8, 2015 - 1 min read

Osagoe Folk Museum in the Rain

Village of old thatched roof houses waiting for spring

By Takako Sakamoto

Community writer

Dimly lit rooms of a thatched-roof house in Osagoe Folk Museum Village

Thatched-roof houses of Osagoe Folk Museum on a rainy day in early March

Wet tree branches with a thatched-roof house in the background

Drenched thatched roof in Osagoe Folk Museum

Spacious Japanese rooms with an irori fireplace in one of the thatched-roof houses

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

Elegant orchid decorating a simple Japanese room

Bare branches in the rain

Thatched roofs in a dark cloudy setting

A gourd cup hanging from eaves of a house

Dead leaves hanging onto the branches in the dripping rain

Plum buds waiting to bloom

Looking up at the eaves of a thatched-roof house

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.

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