As Chairman of the International Wood Culture Society, it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2023 World Wood Day celebration.  WWD is an exciting and unique cu...

Air quality affects on human health. Brain requires fresh air. We inhale the fresh air around 20kg/day which occupies 90% of total in-taken substance. As 90% of time is spent in the house, the ind...

Kumiko is a traditional Japanese joinery technique which dates back to over 1000 years ago. Combining both beauty and functionality, Kumiko involves fitting together precisely cut pieces of thin w...

Japanese SUGI is one of the major coniferous trees in Japan. Akita is famous for SUGI plantation.From the forest stocking and raw material production volume in the following figure, it indicates t...

The annual cultural festival, the National Festival of Arts and Dary Cultures is on going in Ndjamena, the capital city of Chad. The event was launched on Saturday December 24th by the president o...

Japanese Cypress (Hinoki) Hinoki 1. Academic and common names Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtuse Endlicher) is an evergreen conifer which belongs to the genus hinoki (Chamaecyparis Spach) und...