🌊⛵️TEA AT HIGH TIDE☕️🦶
With summer holidays drawing to an end Nao-san drove up to Ine (伊根) to enjoy Taiwanese tea as the tide lapped at her feet.
The fishing village is well known for its 'funaya' (舟屋), traditional houses designed so that boats could be lifted from the sea onto the ground floor.
A squall arrived as tea was served...disappearing before the cup was even empty.
The Tango Peninsula is famed for its microclimate. 'Uranishi' (うらにし) is a sudden wind that blows across the waters from autumn to winter, bringing with it sudden changes in weather and heavy rain.
About 230 'funaya' (船屋) now circle Ine Bay.
In order to protect the fishermen's boats from rain, rot and insects, the houses were designed so that the boat could be lifted out of the water onto the ground floor.
Nets and gear would be stored on the floor above.
As the famous Hokuriku saying goes "even if you forget your lunch, don't forget your umbrella" (弁当忘れても傘忘れるな)🌂
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