Country House at Fukui's Kakyo Park

Old thatched-roof gathering house with irori fireplace

Takako Sakamoto Nov 26, 2014 - 1 min read

<p>Japanese country house, Furusato-no Ie, surrounded by orange maple leaves under the blue sky at Kakyo Park</p>

<p>Entrance of Furusato-no Ie. Look at these weeds growing wild on the roof of the gate!</p>

<p>Dancing red maple leaves beside Furusato-no Ie</p>

<p>Furusato-no Ie is a community place, as well as a cafe, and you can enjoy sweet cakes and casual food here</p>

<p>Burning red maple leaves under the afternoon sun in front of Furusato-no Ie</p>

<p>Furusato-no Ie's thatched roof surrounded by colorful autumn leaves</p>

<p>This place is famous for its genuine irori fireplace, and this is the firewood for it</p>

<p>Thatched roof of Furusato-no Ie contrasting with blue sky and orange leaves of autumn</p>

<p>Inside Furusato-no Ie, local people were enjoying chatting and eating</p>

<p>Spacious tatami-mat Japanese rooms inside Furusato-no Ie</p>

<p>When you look outside of Furusato-no Ie, you'll see the fiery red maple leaves dancing high under the blue sky</p>

<p>Another close-up photo of Furusato-no Ie from a different angle</p>

<p>Autumn leaves, trees, blue sky and a traditional Japanese country house with thatched-roof. What a wonderful combination!</p>

<p>Whichever angle you see this house from, it reminds you of the good old days of Japan!</p>

<p>Peeping at Furusato-no Ie through beautiful orange autumn leaves</p>

In late November in 2014, I visited Kakyo Park in Echizen city, Fukui prefecture, to enjoy the autumn foliage. When I arrived at the park and started to walk up the long stone steps, I spotted a pretty thatched roof surrounded by beautiful maple leaves on my right. Intrigued, I went closer, and found out it was called, 'Furusato-no Ie', a place where people get together and enjoy themselves talking and eating. There is a traditional irori fireplace inside the house, and when I peeped in, some local people were chatting in small groups on a tatami-mat floor. The rooms can be rented at a very low price for various occasions. It's a nice place to chill out in an idyllic setting!

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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...