Our Story　Episode 2

Episode 2

Finding the House

After becoming fascinated by traditional Okinawan homes, I began to see them differently.

They were no longer simply old houses.

Each one seemed to carry something of Okinawa's history, culture, and way of life.

Then, I came across an old Okinawan house.

It was more than 50 years old.

The house had already lived a long life, and there was no guarantee that it would survive as it was.

But when I saw it, I felt that it was worth preserving.

The house had character that could not be recreated with new materials.

The old red roof tiles, the wooden structure, the tatami, and the spaces created for life in Okinawa's climate all told their own stories.

I began to imagine something.

What if this house could become a place where people could experience that way of life for just one night?

That was the beginning of the idea that would eventually become Pukara-sa.