yakisugi
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thumb|Traditional houses in Naoshima, Kagawa clad with yakisugi panels
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- woodworking
- Subclass of
- charring
- Part of
- woodworking
- Image
- Surface of Yakisugi.jpg
- Has use
- wood preservation
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- native label
- 焼杉
- name in kana
- やきすぎ
- Commons category
- Yakisugi
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thumb|Traditional houses in Naoshima, Kagawa clad with yakisugi panels
Yakisugi (, ) is a traditional Japanese method of wood preservation. It is also referred to as , a term which uses the same kanji characters, but an alternative pronunciation. The ban character means "plank". In the West, it is known as burnt timber cladding.
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