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Japan’s love and respect for wood are evident in everything from its forests to the homes people live in, the places they worship in and the instruments they play. The country and its people are striving mightily to preserve the living legacy they inherited?such as the magnificent cedars on the remote island of Yakushima?and the buildings and traditional arts and crafts fashioned from it.
An interview with Kouji Makimoto, director-general of the Forestry Agency, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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The sacred forest around Meiji Jingu Shrine went through a carefully controlled evolution over the course of a century
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The AKAYA Project seeks to revive a vast forest ecosystem in Gunma Prefecture and provide shelter for endangered golden eagles
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On a mountainous island off Kyushu, wooden giants that grew up tough in harsh conditions now thrive in protected splendor
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Mitsuo Ogawa was disinherited for pursuing his love of building and rebuilding Japan’s wooden shrines and temples
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Insights into how the front porch of traditional Japanese wooden homes influenced family and community life
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A master koto maker muses about the look and resonance of his instruments and the paulownia logs he fashions them from
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Scandinavian furniture and culture have found a place in Japanese homes and hearts, and in turn derived design ideas from Japan
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Special View: Autumn Leaves at the Imperial Palace’s Inui Street
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