President Sanzo Okada of Hida Sangyo at Enzo Mori's Giulie table For a thousand years, the craftsmen in the Hida-Takayama region of Japan have been working with Sugi, building temples and shrines of this soft, light wood. Most of the Sugi forests were... ...full story at TreeHugger
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| 25 Oct 08 |
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HIDA TAKAYAMA 飛騨 高山 »
YouTube video Hida Takayama, otherwise known as the little Kyoto in the mountains. I love this town。It is very nice and quiet and best of all, there are no chain restaurants/shops here. No Starbucks, no McDonalds, no 7/11 ..nothing. But it has small Japanese town c... |
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Wood Under Pressure » TreeHugger The shady Japanese Cedar, or Sugi, has long been a symbol of that island's cultural and religious connection to nature. Japan's national tree, avenues of these giants can often be found leading to temples and forming entire forests in the mountains.... |
| 28 Apr 08 |
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National › Actors Sugi, Terao among spring gov't honors recipients » Japan Today Actors Ryotaro Sugi and Akira Terao and Japanese chess player Makoto Nakahara are among 738 people to be honored in the Japanese government's awarding of… |
| 28 Apr 08 |
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Actors Sugi, Terao among the 738 Medal of Honor recipients this spring » Japan Times Actors Ryotaro Sugi and Akira Terao and "shogi" (Japanese chess) player Makoto Nakahara are among the 738 individuals and institutions receiving medals from the government this spring in recognition of their contributions in various fields, the Cabinet... |
| 06 Dec 08 |
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Three held over Hida beef scam »
Japan Times  GIFU (Kyodo) The former president of meat wholesaler Maruaki and two other people were arrested in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Saturday for allegedly mislabeling and marketing an inferior grade of Hida beef as top quality. The suspects, including former... |
| 05 Nov 08 |
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National › Man commits suicide in Limited Express toilet » Japan Today A man was found dead in the toilet on a the WideView Hida 36 Limited Express from Takayama to Osaka on Tuesday night, police said… |
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