The house that knows the warmth of a family

Birds build their nests with twigs and soil, and they raise chicks there. The parent warms the eggs and never leaves them. After the mother bird hatches her baby chicks, she struggles to find food for them. Wherever she goes and whatever happens to her, she never loses her way back.

In the nest, the parent birds and chicks give love to one another and share a peaceful existence. When the chicks leave the nest, the nest's important role is over. It becomes empty and eventually it returns to nature.

A home should serve the same role as a nest. It has always been true that, during the daytime, the family members worked hard, toiling on their farms or in their paddies near their home. After sunset, the family members gathered underneath the same roof and had a discussion about the events of the day. They sometimes stayed up till late at night, having a pleasant chat.

A home warmly binds the family together and strengthens their ties. To the people of the past, it would have been unthinkable for family members to leave home and live separately.

When and how on earth did we lose such a way of life?

In “Shumei Natural Agriculture Shigaraki no Sato”, old-style houses are built of grasses, wood and soil. These houses know the blessings of nature and the warmth of a family.

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