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  2. Chamaecyparis obtusa - Wikipedia

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    Chamaecyparis obtusa (Japanese cypress, hinoki cypress [2] or hinoki; Japanese: 檜 or 桧, hinoki) is a species of cypress native to central Japan in East Asia, [3] [4] and widely cultivated in the temperate northern hemisphere for its high-quality timber and ornamental qualities, with many cultivars commercially available.

  3. Magnolia obovata - Wikipedia

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    Magnolia obovata, the Japanese cucumber tree, [1] Japanese bigleaf magnolia, or Japanese whitebark magnolia, is a species of Magnolia, native to Japan and the adjacent Kurile Islands. It grows at altitudes near sea level up to 1,800 m in mixed broadleaf forests.

  4. LignoSat - Wikipedia

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    LignoSat is made of wood from honoki, a magnolia tree native in Japan. Wood from the tree is customarily used for sword sheaths. The choice of material was determined through a 10-month experiment aboard the International Space Station. The satellite was assembled through a traditional Japanese crafts technique without screws or glue. [4]

  5. Camphora officinarum - Wikipedia

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    Camphora officinarum grows up to 20–30 m (66–98 ft) tall. [4] In Japan, where the tree is called kusunoki, five camphor trees are known with a trunk circumference above 20 m (66 ft), with the largest individual, Kamō no Ōkusu (蒲生の大楠, "Great camphor of Kamō"), reaching 24.22 m (79 + 1 ⁄ 2 ft).

  6. Japanese kitchen knife - Wikipedia

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    Japanese handles, on the other hand are often made of ho wood which is burned in and friction-fitted to a hidden tang. A metal collar or buffalo horn bolster caps the handle-blade junction and prevents any splitting. [2] This allows easy installation and replacement.

  7. Category:Japanese woods - Wikipedia

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    This category contains articles about types of wood used as materials in Japan. Pages in category "Japanese woods" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.

  8. Ema (Shinto) - Wikipedia

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    The oldest ema ever found in Japan, in Osaka. In some early Shinto and folk traditions of Japan, horses were seen as carrying messages from the kami, and were usually used to transmit requests during droughts or famines. [1]: 27 Horses were extremely expensive, and figures made of clay or wood have been found dating to the Nara period.

  9. Quercus acuta - Wikipedia

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    Like shirakashi (白樫 - しらかし) (Quercus myrsinifolia), whose wood is often called shirokashi outside of Japan, and other related sub-genera, Japanese Evergreen Oak, or akagashi, is a preferred choice for Japanese martial arts practice weapons such as bokken.