2025 Volume 31 Issue 77 Pages 579-584
The series of communal work to replace thatched roofs using community resources is called “fushin”, and has been carried out by “yui”, a community of 25 to 30 households, with one house per year, taking turns. Kamanuma-Kita village in Kamogawa City, Chiba Prefecture, had been practicing “fushin” for ages, but the system was discontinued after the 1970s. Additionally, “Kayaba”, the thach fields in the village, were turned into cedar plantations. An understanding of the practice of thatching is essential for satoyama revitalization. This paper aims to illustrate the thatching process by decoding Fushincho and hearing local elders' experiences.
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