青森ヒバの神秘。
気楽に使えて長持ち。
素朴で気持のいいくらし。
防虫
癒し
防カビ
抗菌
虫やカビを寄せ付けない
天然成分ヒノキチオール
檜や杉などとと違い、風雪に耐えながらゆっくりと成長する青森ヒバ。サイズにもよりますが、板として使えるまでに100～300年以上を要します。弊社取扱いの板も江戸・明治から成長しつづけた貴重な木。無駄なく使い切ることにも重きを置いています。青森ヒバはヒノキチオール（※1)という天然成分を含んでいるため、防虫、抗菌作用が強く、類を見ない防カビ性を誇ります。
Arcane Aomori Hiba (“Hiba” is Thujopsis dolabrata that is a conifer in the cypress family.)
It is easy to use and durable for a simple and comfortable life.
Protection from insects
Comfort
Anti-mold effect
Antibacterial effect
It keeps insects and mold at bay with natural constituent Hinokitiol.
Unlike Japanese cypress and Japanese cedar, Aomori Hiba grows slowly while being weather-beaten. Depending on size, it takes 100 to 300 years for Aomori Hiba to be used as lumber. Our lumber comes from valuable trees that were planted between the Edo era and Meiji era (roughly between 1603 and 1912). We place an importance on using it all up without wasting any parts of lumber. Because of natural constituent Hinokitiol (*1) contained in Aomori Hiba, Aomori Hiba is strong in protection from insects and an antibacterial effect and has an exceptional anti-mold effect.
虫やカビから青森ヒバを守るヒノキチオールは、森を離れてからもその効果は持続し、天然の入浴剤、防虫剤などとして暮らしに役立っています。
先人の知恵
先人たちも青森ヒバの神秘を承知していたのでしょう。前述の抗菌力はもちろん、シロアリを寄せ付けない木材として建材に適しています。腐敗しにくいことから神社仏閣等、重要文化財にも古くから採用されてきました。また、800年超の埋れ木でも中が製材として使えるものがあるなど、耐久性はケタ違いです。
Hinokitiol protecting Aomori Hiba from insects and mold keeps its effectiveness even after an Aomori Hiba tree is taken away from a forest, and is still useful for living as a natural bath additive and insect repellent.
Ancient Wisdom
Our ancestors would have known about the mystery of Aomori Hiba. As well as an Anti-mold effect mentioned above, it is also resistant to termites and is ideal for building materials. Because of its corrosion resistance, Aomori Hiba has often been adopted to build shrines and temples or important cultural properties through the ages. Some of the inside of over 800-year old Aomori Hiba trees can still be used as building materials. The durability is beyond comparison.
（※1）ヒノキチオールとは…
ヒノキチオールという成分名から察するに、ひのきにも含まれると思われがちですが、日本のひのきにはほとんど含まれません。ですから日本のひのきのまな板やお風呂がカビ易いのも納得。抗菌、防カビ、防虫効果のあるヒノキチオールたっぷりの青森ヒバは、建材だけでなく水回りに適した材といえます。
神秘のパワーと
ぬくもりある日常
製材される青森ヒバは、極寒の過酷下においても成長し続けた生命力のある木ばかり。大自然の中から選び抜かれた銘木たちです。
(*1) What is Hinokitiol?
It is likely thought from a constituent name, Hinokitiol, that Hinoki Japanese cypress trees contain this constituent, but most of Hinoki Japanese cypress trees do not contain it. So it is understandable that a cutting board or a bathtub made of Japanese cypress trees easily turns moldy. Aomori Hiba trees containing full of Hinokitiol effective against bacteria, mold and insects are suitable for not only building materials but also materials used for kitchen and bathroom.
Mysterious power and warmth in daily life
Our lumber is made of vigorous Aomori Hiba trees that have continued to grow in a severely frigid climate and are carefully chosen from nature.
そのパワー（防虫、防カビ、抗菌効果、癒しetc）の恩恵を受けながら、木のぬくもりと暮らす穏やかな時間もいとおしい。日常をすこし豊かな空間へと誘います。
プロ御用達の使いよさ
成長の遅い青森ヒバは数に限りがあり、ご家庭では馴染みが薄いかもしれません。ですが、お寿司屋さんなどのプロの調理人にご愛用者多数。大手社員食堂の厨房に特注サイズを納品したこともございます。青森ヒバの抗菌作用と刃当たりのよさなどがコアユーザーに支持される理由です。使い勝手のよさを、ご家庭でも実感ください。
Receiving the benefits of the power (protection from insects, anti-mold, antibacterial effect, comfort and etc), it is precious to spend quiet hours at home surrounded by warmth of trees. It leads an ordinary life to a little rich space.
Usability that professionals require
The number of Aomori Hiba is limited because it grows slowly. It may not be a common household item. But it is used by many cooks like professional sushi chefs. We have made a customized kitchen for a major company. Aomori Hiba’s antibacterial effect and easiness of cutting are the reasons that core users support. Feel this usability at home.
無垢材とおおらかに暮らす
恩恵をもたらす青森ヒバにも、人間にとっての不都合はあります。ヒバに限らず無垢材の特性である板の反りや割れは、使用状況によって発生します。普段使いすることで適度に水分が保たれ、割れにくくなります。また、反った時の反り戻しの方法
もございますので、末永くおおらかにおつきあいいただければ幸いです。
木はカビると思っていませんか？
カビなかったのは青森ヒバだけ
（写真提供 青森県工業試験場）
Living with solid wood in open fashion
Even beneficial Aomori Hiba has a negative side for humans. Not applying only to Hiba, the board warpage and crack, which are part of the solid wood properties, occur under certain usage conditions. Using it on a regular basis keeps adequate moisture in and prevents it from breaking. There is a solution for board warpage. We would appreciate it if you could use it as long as possible.
Do you think that trees get moldy?
Only Aomori Hiba does not get moldy.
(Picture provided by Aomori Prefecture industrial experimental station)
青森ヒバ（写真左）、ひのき（写真中央）、杉（写真右）、ほか全7種類の木にカビの胞子を塗布し、温室で10日間培養した実験です。
青森ヒバ以外の木、全てにカビが発生。青森ヒバは表面だけでなく周囲のカビも撤退する結果に。驚異的な抗菌力を見せ付けました。
比類なき防カビ性、抗菌、防虫効果を持つ銘木、樹齢100〜200年の青森ヒバを使ったハンドメイドアイテムを提供します。7年前に枕木として埋めた青森ヒバを掘り起こすと、中が使える状態に驚きました。
This is a test that Aomori Hiba (left), Japanese cypress (center), Japanese cedar (right) and seven other different types of trees were cultivated in a glasshouse for 10 days after mold spores were applied to those trees.
All trees except for Aomori Hiba got moldy. Aomori Hiba ended in preventing mold from not only its surface but also its surroundings. It showed the incredible antibacterial spectrum.
We offer hand-made items produced from 100 to 200 year-old precious Aomori Hiba trees with unequaled anti-mold effect, antibacterial effect and anti-insect effect. When we dug up an Aomori Hiba that was buried as a sleeper seven years ago, we were surprised that the inside of it was usable.
銘木たる神秘のパワーを実感し、古来から受け継がれる板をライフスタイルの変化に合わせてデザイン。幅広いシーンにお使いいただけます。また、耐久性に優れる青森ヒバは永くご愛用いただけるのもポイント。「木製品はカビてしまうから」と敬遠がちの方も、青森ヒバの防カビ性をご体験ください。水、または食器用洗剤で洗って部屋干しするだけ……お手入れも至ってシンプル。
Feeling the mysterious power of the precious tree, we design our products by using lumber inherited from ancient to meet your lifestyle. Our products can be used in a wide variety of settings. Another advantage of Aomori Hiba is its durability that enables you to use it for a long period of time. For those who think that “wooden products easily get moldy,” experience the anti-mold effect of Aomori Hiba. Washing it with water or dishwashing detergent and drying it indoors…The care and cleaning is as simple as that.
一つひとつ手作りのため個々にサイズなどが異なります。天然木は色、木目に個体差があり節目などもございます。木工品の表情として個性をご理解いただけます様お願いいたします。また、使用環境により割れや反りが発生する場合がございます。直射日光を避けた室内に木目を縦に立てかけるか吊して保管すると反りにくくなります。
Each product is different in size because it is made by hand. Each natural tree has different colors, grain and even gnarls. We hope those are understood as carpentry expressions that become each carpentry personality. The crack and board warpage may occur under certain usage conditions. To store it while preventing board warpage, set it against something with grain upward in a room away from direct sunlight or hang it.
