A STUDY ON CONSERVATION REALITY OF THATCHED HOUSES CONSTRUCTED BY GEISHU STYLE IN KAMO AREA, HIROSHIMA PREFECTURE

Abstract

The thatched house is ecological and beautiful architecture. However, for being easy to burn, most thatched houses disappeared. Therefore, we investigated the conservation reality of thatched houses constructed by Geishu style in Kamo area. The result is as follows. There were 188 thatched houses in 2002, but decreased to 105 houses now. In addition, we grasped the house placement and inhabitants’ evaluation. There are many thatched houses in the district where a professional of thatched house lives in. Then some houses will be conserved in future. However, these houses may disappear because a professional became old.