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[Sustainable Social Studies Field Trip] Visiting a log market and sawmill in the home of Yoshino cedar, beloved since the Edo period. The story of wood recycling --vol.2（8/14）

Yoshino Log Market

Yoshino Log Market/ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

By looking at the grain of the wood, you can get a sense of what happened there.

By looking at the grain of the wood, you can get a sense of what happened there./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Trees lined up at the log market

Trees lined up at the log market/ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

This wood is excellent and can be used as a single-piece counter.

This wood is excellent and can be used as a single-piece counter./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.

The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Ishibashi was born in this lumber mill and has been climbing and playing on the lumber since he was a child.

Ishibashi was born in this lumber mill and has been climbing and playing on the lumber since he was a child./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

A sharpening workshop with machinery that has been in use for half a century. This is where band saws used for lumber are manually maintained and adjusted.

A sharpening workshop with machinery that has been in use for half a century. This is where band saws used for lumber are manually maintained and adjusted./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Essential tools for sharpening

Essential tools for sharpening/ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Nowadays, bandsaw teeth are often adjusted automatically by machine, but here they are adjusted by hand.

Nowadays, bandsaw teeth are often adjusted automatically by machine, but here they are adjusted by hand./ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

This is the final beauty of the Yoshino cedar after it has dried and been reassembled!

This is the final beauty of the Yoshino cedar after it has dried and been reassembled!/ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

Trees waiting their time at a sawmill

Trees waiting their time at a sawmill/ Photo by Saori Shinohara (c) FASHION HEADLINE

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  • Yoshino Log Market
  • By looking at the grain of the wood, you can get a sense of what happened there.
  • Trees lined up at the log market
  • This wood is excellent and can be used as a single-piece counter.
  • The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.
  • The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.
  • The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.
  • The process of "wood cutting." Before cutting, the characteristics of the tree are judged and the purpose is decided.
  • Ishibashi was born in this lumber mill and has been climbing and playing on the lumber since he was a child.
  • A sharpening workshop with machinery that has been in use for half a century. This is where band saws used for lumber are manually maintained and adjusted.
  • Essential tools for sharpening
  • Nowadays, bandsaw teeth are often adjusted automatically by machine, but here they are adjusted by hand.
  • This is the final beauty of the Yoshino cedar after it has dried and been reassembled!
  • Trees waiting their time at a sawmill
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