We craft the world’s highest-grade yakisugi “shou sugi ban” siding — And we’ve been doing it diligently for 50 years.
From start to finish, our traditional charring process is carefully executed to enhance the durability and beauty of our yakisugi siding. Over time, the wood develops a unique depth of character, with a rich texture and patina that is uniquely yours.
Yakisugi
As the world’s largest manufacturer of authentic yakisugi charred wood siding,
we have an unmatched dedication to craft and tradition.
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Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
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Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
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Lineal Foot price starting at: $5.66
Square Foot price starting at: $12.75
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Exterior, Interior
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Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
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Sugi & Hinoki
Sugi and hinoki products showcase the natural beauty of these woods in a variety of applications.
Project Inspiration
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A Textural Wonder
Sugi
JAPANESE CEDAR
Our natural Sugi products are sawn from high-grade logs of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica).
Suyaki®
CHARRED SUGI
Suyaki is our most traditional yakisugi with a thick hydrophobic soot layer that enhances color, durability, and fire resistance.
Gendai®
CHARRED SUGI BRUSHED ONCE
Gendai is our most popular yakisugi for exteriors with light brushing that removes heavy soot for a smooth, silky finish.
Pika-Pika®
CHARRED SUGI BRUSHED TWICE
Pika-Pika is created with a second wire brushing that removes most loose soot to reveal a textured surface and striped grain patterns.
Hinoki
JAPANESE CYPRESS
Aromatic and rot-resistant Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) is a native Japanese wood used for interiors.Sugi
JAPANESE CEDAR
Our natural Sugi products are sawn from high-grade logs of Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica).Suyaki®
CHARRED SUGI
Suyaki is our most traditional yakisugi with a thick hydrophobic soot layer that enhances color, durability, and fire resistance.Gendai®
CHARRED SUGI BRUSHED ONCE
Gendai is our most popular yakisugi for exteriors with light brushing that removes heavy soot for a smooth, silky finish.Pika-Pika®
CHARRED SUGI BRUSHED TWICE
Pika-Pika is created with a second wire brushing that removes most loose soot to reveal a textured surface and striped grain patterns.Hinoki
JAPANESE CYPRESS
Aromatic and rot-resistant Hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa) is a native Japanese wood used for interiors.Visualize Your Dream Home
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Our resource hub for product information, technical articles, case studies, and content related to yakisugi and traditional Japanese wood products.
Your Projects. Our Inspiration.
In Japan, we’ve long understood that time among the trees does something for us that nothing else can.
Coined in the early 1990s by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the term shinrin-yoku refers to the practice of immersing oneself in forests. Biophilic design carries that instinct into the spaces we build.
Yakisugi siding and interior paneling are one way to stay connected to the forest even when you can’t be in it.
Read more about the origins of shinrin-yoku at the link in our bio.
Slide 1: Project:@loveadventuresdahlonega; Photographer: @caleblebourgeois
Swipe to trace the influence of Japanese design on the Craftsman bungalows and Prairie homes that define American neighborhoods, and read more at the link in our bio.
Slide 4: F-R House. Designer: @mgarchitecture; Photographer: @emaphotographi
Dark against light, timber against steel, architecture against desert.
Set against Arizona`s open horizon, this multi-volume residence is clad in two variations of our yakisugi, chosen for its durability.
Our Dark Gray Linseed Gendai® grounds the taller form in deep, charred shadow, while Pika-Pika® Linseed Natural warms the adjoining volume with its soft, golden grain.
Visit the link in our bio for a behind-the-scenes look at the project under construction.
Project: Desert Serenade
Architect: @stevenbaczekarchitect
Builder: @beckettconstruction
Photographer: @roehnerrr
A pool house that earns its place in the backyard of a Charlotte, NC, residence.
This 727 SF structure does a lot: part hangout space, workout room, outdoor kitchen, and dining with a half bath and outdoor shower. Designed by @joshallisonarchitecture and built by @stanwickdunhambuilders, its clean modern form and yakisugi-clad walls are a deliberate counterpoint to the adjacent traditional main house.
Project: Plaza Midwood Pool House
Product: Gendai® Alkyd Dark Gray
Architect: @joshallisonarchitecture
Builder: @stanwickdunhambuilders
Photographer: @anthology_photo
The American ranch is making a comeback, according to @wsj—and just in time for the United States’ 250th anniversary.
Once dismissed as ordinary, the single-story, low-slung homes built around ease and effortless connection between inside and out and being rebuilt and reimagined.
Among the projects featured in the conversation was @samahastudio’s recent yakisugi-clad renovation in Beverly Hills. The ranch’s long horizontals and restrained massing didn’t ask for decoration but for material with presence. Yakisugi brings texture, warmth, and depth to a form that thrives on understatement; something that feels rooted without being heavy, refined without trying too hard.
A mid-century American form. A centuries-old material. Together, they show exactly what a modern adaptation of the ranch can look like →
Featured Projects:
1-3. Shadybrook Project. Architect: @realamrsamaha, @samahastudio, Photographer: @cs8photo
4-6. Gable & Plane. Architect: @eh_architect, Builder: @redhousebuilding
7-9. Offset House. Architect: @eh_architect, Builder: @redhousebuilding
10-12. Ridgeline House. Architect: @eh_architect, Builder: @redhousebuilding, Photographer: @ryanbentphoto
Ever wonder why wood siding looks the way it does? Much of it comes down to how the boards are sawn.
Join Natsu as he breaks down the most common saw patterns and the distinct grain patterns they create.
Head to the link in our bio for more resources.
This is a home built to feel rooted, and it shows.
TWO.FOLD in Minnetrista, MN, was designed with one clear intention: to create a home that reflects how a family actually lives. The structure settles into a sloped, wooded site, shaped by the land as much as by the lives within. It’s a space of both gathering and retreat, moving between light-filled common areas and quiet rooms tucked deeper into the plan.
The exterior is wrapped in a singular black palette of our Suyaki® finished with Tung Oil, creating a clean silhouette against the trees. A melon-colored door offers the first hint that color, like everything here, is used with intention.
Product Featured: Suyaki® Tung Oil Black
Architect: @imprint.architecture
Photographer: @round.three.photography
Builder: @ridgeconstruction
Landscape: @landscapelovempls
If you haven`t heard of it yet, you`ve almost certainly seen it.
It`s called yakisugi. Also known as shou sugi ban.
It`s a Japanese material made by intensely charring sugi—Japanese cedar. The result is a unique siding and paneling that`s naturally resistant to moisture, decay, and fire, with a depth of texture no DIY or “yakisugi-inspired” material can replicate.
It started as a Japanese vernacular building material with centuries of tradition, and today, it`s quickly growing in popularity in contemporary architecture around the world.
We’ve been producing it for over 50 years.
Three variations. Three distinct characters:
Suyaki®. The most traditional. The surface is left unbrushed after charring, resulting in a deep, rich black with an alligator-skin-like texture. Bold and elemental.
Gendai®. Single-brushed after charring to remove a layer of soot, revealing a smoother, more consistent surface. Available in a wide range of colors, including black, dark gray, silver, brown, amber, and more.
Pika-Pika®. Double-brushed to expose the natural wood grain beneath the char. Warm, textural, and expressive. The finish that highlights the wood’s grain.
If a building has stopped you in your tracks and you couldn`t name what was on it, this might be it.
Learn more at the link in bio.
