Stepping over slippery tree roots and trickling water channels, we continue to Kuguri-sugi cedar, its split trunk parting like curtains we can walk through, and Nanahon-sugi cedar, another wizened ...

Japanese model and actress Konatsu Kato said there were days where she felt like she was “losing her mind” portraying protagonist Hinako Shimizu in the upcoming Silent Hill F. Writing on ...

The Devonport Studio is a fresh and elegant take on Japanese style, and it also incorporates the well-known and popular Shou Sugi Ban technique.

A new business is giving Japanese buildings slated for demolition a second life by shipping their timber frames to the U.S. for reconstruction. Its first project — a 120-year-old silk ...

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Japanese red cedar (sugi) and cypress (hinoki) are especially treasured and have been the wood of choice for Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines since ancient times.

In the mountains around this sunny valley are plantations of sugi: Cryptomeria japonica, which is often called Japanese cedar (though it’s actually a kind of cypress).

Learn how to use the ancient Japanese wood burning technique of shou sugi ban to create a unique shiplap accent wall.

Shou sugi ban, also known as yakisugi, is a Japanese wood-burning method with roots that run deep. The craft emerged during Japan’s Edo period, from 1603 to 1868, as a way to clad cedar ...

The Musiches discovered shou sugi ban in its native land, but the origin of the stateside trend is usually credited to Delta Millworks in Austin, Texas, a lumber and millwork operation that first ...