Irori life 2010

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fujita yuji

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Hi, Wilderness lovers.
I went Irori life again, this time in spring.
As I've posted before, it is an once abandoned village several decades ago
but still maintained by former residents and can live old style traditional
Japanese life in the woods with some wildlife.

Overview of the house and the Irori.
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Some food.
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The stew was in soy milk taste this time. It was Very good.
As Irori is nothing more than a simple open fire, we can cook some other things along with stew at the same time.

To be continued..
 
The location of this village is about 3000ft of height with deciduous / coniferous woods.
There are no sign of humans except for a road to reach this village.

Narcissus Flycatcher (Ficedula narcissina) is a migrating bird with striking colour and beautiful voice.
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They come to Japan for breeding in spring. This is a male bird.
This shot was taken through my binocular (8x30mm).
The house we lived in was located within the territory of this bird.

Next day we went out for a short hike, upto the mountain of 4900 ft.
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There is a triangulation station at the very summit of the mountain.
The stone in the bottom shot is scribed as such.

Lastly an obligatory blade shot.
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Worked for food prep, shaving feather stick and my face as well :)

Thanks for looking!
 
That looks like an excellent way to "get away from it all." Also, I continue to admire that knife!
 
Thanks, Jhon G.
Glad you like Irori.
It's wonderful to have open fire indoor, circling it with buddies.
 
Thank you, Sharp Eye. Happy to hear you enjoyed them.

I climbed Mt. Fuji with ski this year as usual, but it was a miserable failure with bad weather.
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You may see conspicuous umbrella cloud around the summit, which means it's quite windy there.
 
Simple traditional living has a pristine beauty about it. I hope one day to be rewarded with something like it when I retire.

Superb pics once again Fujita-san!
 
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My wife's parent's place has an irori room. Only her grandmother really uses it. I had nabe in there a few times this winter. It's nice and warm near the fire, but if you move a few feet away it's cold.
What's the name of that village? I might have to try and drive down and visit it this spring or summer.
 
Excellent pictures and great info, I really like japanese house designs. They have a great sense of harmony with the nature. Thanks for sharing Fujita! :thumbup:
 
I always look forward to your wilderness pictures! The woods are so beautiful there! Ever stumble across tanuki? I hear they're growing more scarce these days.
 
I always look forward to seeing your pictures....thank you. That looks like it would be a great place to live and the simple, traditional style of living has much appeal to me.
 
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