A cottage is another name for a small house and it is normally built from ... What makes this home so unusual is its thatched roof, made from dry straw and reeds that have been tightly packed ...

Do you dream of living in a chocolate box, picture-perfect, thatched cottage? Whether you're after a quaint two-bed in the ...

A thatched cottage was completely ... just a small fire - the whole of their roof was up. 'They had a hydraulic lift to get water over the top of the house but the wind was so forceful it was ...

SHIRAKAWA, Gifu Prefecture--Villagers in this renowned UNESCO World Heritage site came together to re-thatch the roof of a multitiered house here for the first time in five years on May 13.

A thick thatched roof topped with purple iris flowers shelters ... Named Hitsujigoya, meaning sheep pen in Japanese, the wooden hut was designed to act as a gatehouse separating the male and ...