Fig. 92.—Thatched roof in Totomi.
Fig. 93.—Crest of thatched roof in Kii.
In the province of Ise a simple type of roof was seen ([fig. 94]). The ridge-roof was quite low, sheathed with bark and bound down with a number of bamboos. At the gable were round masses of thatch covered with bark, which formed an ornamental moulding at the verge.[11]
In the province of Osumi, on the eastern side of Kagoshima Gulf, the vertical walls of the buildings are very low; but these support thatched roofs of ponderous proportions. These roofs [pg 105] are somewhat steeper than the northern roof, and their ridges are wide and bluntly rounded. The ends of the ridge are finished with a wide matting of bamboo, and this material is used in binding down the ridge itself ([fig. 54]).
There are doubtless many other forms of thatched roof, but it is believed that the examples given present the leading types.
Fig. 94.—Crest of thatched roof in Ise.