Japanese Wood at Every Stage of Processing
Unfinished Products
For buyers who mill, dress, plane, or manufacture in their home country. Supplied as rough sawn timber, either kiln-dried or green depending on species and grade. Our grades usually range from 100% clear to live, tight knots.
Sugi 杉 Lumber
Rough sawn Japanese Cedar boards, either kiln-dried or green. Three main grades available from 100% clear to our visually expressive M-Grade.
Hinoki 檜 Lumber
Rough sawn Japanese Cypress boards, either kiln-dried or green. Three grades available. Aromatic, pale color and moisture resistant.
Rough sawn Japanese Larch boards. Alpine grade (knotty). Denser and harder than Sugi or Hinoki. Suited to exterior and structural applications.
Karamatsu 唐松 Lumber
Todomatsu 椴松 Lumber
Rough sawn Japanese White Fir boards from Hokkaido. Select White grade. Pale, clean aesthetic. Ideal for interior panelling and joinery.
Semi-Finished Products
Processed beyond rough sawn but not yet a finished surface product. For manufacturers, furniture makers, joiners, and buyers who want Japanese timber at an intermediate stage. Dimensioned, dressed, or cut to a form that reduces in-house processing.
Sugi 杉 Beams
Live Edge Sugi 杉 Boards
Wide live edge sugi boards from Shizuoka hill country. 300–450 mm wide, ~30 mm thick, 2–4 m lengths. Clear to near-clear with stable live knots.
Collector-Grade Timber
Live edge slabs from the famous Yoshino mountains. Centuries-old Hinoki, Sugi, Keyaki, Sakura, and more. Rare pieces with verifiable provenance.
Hinoki 檜 Turning Blanks
Clear grade, kiln-dried, dressed four sides, no pith. Two sizes. 40 pieces per box. Shipping via EMS courier or FCL volumes.
Japanese Softwood Veneer
JAS-engineered solid Sugi beams. Slow kiln-dried. Rectangular beams from 105 × 150 mm to 120 × 390 mm, square beams 150 × 150 mm. Lengths to 6,000 mm.
Architectural-grade veneer in Hinoki, Sugi, and Hiba. Clear or near-clear. Flat sawn and quarter sawn. Various dimensions available.
Hinoki 檜 Sushi Counters
Custom Hinoki sushi counters, hand-selected in Japan and available as raw stock or fully finished.
Finished Products
Ready to install. These products arrive at your project site or distribution point requiring no further milling or surface processing. For architects, builders, fit-out contractors, and distributors specifying Japanese timber at the finish stage.
Boxed Yakisugi
Hinoki Decking
200mm wide solid Hinoki decking boards, heartwood only with live knots. Available in S4S + sanded or brushed finish either uncoated or full coated.
Hinoki Underfloor Heating
Solid Hinoki flooring engineered and tested for underfloor heating. Four-sided end-matched T&G profile. Three grades. Natural aroma preserved.
Sugi Interior Mirror Panels
Quarter-sawn Sugi panels cut using the mirror-cut technique. Two sequential boards opened like a book to produce a symmetrical grain pattern.
Polished Yoshino Logs
Authentic charred Sugi cladding and panelling in four finishes. Shiplap joint profile. Supplied as brandable boxes. For project buyers and distribution agents.
Hand-polished architectural timber columns produced using a 600-year-old process. Three surface styles. 105 mm and 120 mm diameter × 3,000 mm.
Don't See What You're Looking For?
Not to worry. Thanks to our extensive mill network in Japan, we're capable of sourcing much more than what's listed here. Feel free to reach out with what you're after and we'll cast our net far and wide. But please note we don't source raw logs as it doesn't support our partner mills.
Not Sure Where to Start?
Tell us your application and we'll advise the most suitable product or species. We'll respond within two business days with availability, indicative pricing, and lead time.
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