Koido Seizai Co. has been engaged in the lumber business in Gunma Prefecture since 1954 and has been shipping sugi (Japanese cedar) lumber to the United States since 2018. Yoshiharu Koido, the president, described the characteristics of sugi grown in Gunma in a recent ...
Nice Corp., a distributor of housing and construction materials based in Kanagawa Prefecture, has been developing timber products that leverage Japan¡¯s abundant forest resources. Central to this effort are ObiRed, which maximizes the characteristics of sugi (Japanese cedar) grown in the Obi district of Miyazaki ...
Japanese cedar, cypress now options in U.S. building
In April, the American Lumber Standard Committee¡¯s Board of Review approved the design values of two-by-four dimension lumber made of sugi (Japanese cedar), officially allowing its use in buildings. This latest approval, following that of hinoki (Japanese cypress) in 2024, is an important step ...
In April, the American Lumber Standard Committee¡¯s Board of Review approved the design values of two-by-four dimension lumber for sugi (Cryptomeria japonica, or Japanese cedar). This follows approval granted in April 2024 for hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa, or Japanese cypress). This latest approval allows Japanese cedar ...
The Japanese cypress, known as hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtuse), has been used since ancient times to make buildings, especially important structures such as castles, palaces, shrines and temples, in addition to fixtures and furniture. The popular Japanese cedar, or sugi (Cryptomeria japonica), has been used ...
