After World War II, Japan began reforesting the country with fast-growing sugi (cedar) and hinoki (cypress ... Pollen from various plants, especially Japanese cedar, cypress, and pine trees, primarily ...

Koto, a UK-based tiny-home company, makes minimalist cabins that are now available in the US for the first time. See the ...

Shou sugi ban, also known as Yakisugi, is an 18th-century traditional Japanese wood-burning technique ... The most common wood types used include pine, cedar, spruce, and oak.

Right away, its stark-black exterior captivates, having been treated with the Japanese technique shou sugi ban that preserves and darkens its cedar cladding. A single-pitch gable further accents ...

Shou sugi ban, also known as Yakisugi, is an 18th-century traditional Japanese wood-burning technique that enhances ... The most common wood types used include pine, cedar, spruce, and oak. The labor ...

MILAN — Milan Design Week, which hosts various design and art events in and around Milan, began on Monday and will run ...

The highlight of the trail is undoubtedly the stunning Yamato-sugi cedar tree, standing quietly majestic in its ... The Yakushima macaque, an adorable subspecies of the Japanese macaque, is found ...