Covering a total area of around 4.4 million hectares, cedar trees account for more than 40 percent of planted forests in Japan. Most of the trees are 20 or more years old, and therefore more ...

In 2023, the designer and his partner arrived in Higashiyoshino, Nara for a holiday. They’ve since put down permanent roots ...

Scientist from Niigata University, the Forestry and Forest Products Research ... a common type of allergy in Japan--are said to develop the condition because of cedar pollen.

Texas lawmakers are proposing two bills to prevent cities from prohibiting the removal of Ashe Juniper trees, which are responsible for the state's most impactful allergens.

(Mainichi) TOKYO -- Hay fever season is at its height across much of Japan ... cedar lumber is not clear. The national government's objectives are burdened by the challenges facing the domestic ...

The soaring forest of tall, straight cedars in Kitayama, in Kyoto's northwest, is a glorious sight. Kitayama cedar—known for its light color, uniform thickness, and smooth, knotless trunk—is ...

After World War II, Japan began reforesting the country with fast-growing sugi (cedar ... the pollen just keeps swirling around like it owns the place. Even if you don’t live near a forest, you’re not ...

Accompanied by mountain guides, Japan-based writer Ally Hongo walks ... Surrounded by towering aged cedars and echoes of waterfalls, the forest beams with rays of sunshine. Even at an early ...