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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Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
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Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.37
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.00
Square Foot price starting at: $13.50
Square Foot price starting at: $13.50
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $4.75
Square Foot price starting at: $10.70
Square Foot price starting at: $10.70
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.37
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $5.64
Square Foot price starting at: $12.70
Square Foot price starting at: $12.70
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $5.66
Square Foot price starting at: $12.75
Square Foot price starting at: $12.75
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.37
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
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Sugi & Hinoki
Sugi and hinoki products showcase the natural beauty of these woods in a variety of applications.
Project Inspiration
Exterior, Interior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.51
Square Foot price starting at: $14.65
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Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $6.37
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Square Foot price starting at: $14.35
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $5.66
Square Foot price starting at: $12.75
Square Foot price starting at: $12.75
Exterior
Lineal Foot price starting at: $5.66
Square Foot price starting at: $12.75
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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
Explore siding options using our interactive house model. Choose from authentic wood products, orientations, and product combinations to find the perfect look for your home exterior.
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Knowledge
Our resource hub for product information, technical articles, case studies, and content related to yakisugi and traditional Japanese wood products.
Your Projects. Our Inspiration.
1: Save this post for your next coffee break. Comment ☕️ and we’ll DM you the links to read.
2: Long before “sustainable design” was a talking point, Japan was building homes that lasted generations. The @nytimes follows the slow, careful work of preserving kominka, traditional Japanese farmhouses often over 100 years old, and the craftspeople and architects giving them a second life.
3: A read on designing a family compound that treats shared living as an opportunity to build more lightly, not more carelessly, tying together landscape, longevity, and multi-generational life.
4: Wabi-sabi gets thrown around a lot in design circles, but its real meaning, rooted in impermanence, acceptance, and the beauty of things that age, runs much deeper. Written by our very own teammate, Sayaka.
5: This one zooms out to the bigger materials conversation: what needs to change, what’s emerging, and how innovation is reshaping the future of construction. A smart read for anyone watching the next chapter of building take shape.
6: A San Juan Island home designed to age gracefully. This is what it looks like when a homeowner embraces imperfection as part of the design.
This year, we’re honored to sponsor @archrecordmag’s Record Houses Live program, highlighting award-winning residential projects across North America.
The program airs on September 17, and ahead of the main event, we’re presenting our own accredited CE course for architects and designers.
Comment “Register” and we’ll DM you the link to sign up for both events. Registration is free but required.
1️⃣ Using Charred Wood for Exteriors and Interiors Free CE Webinar
⏰ September 17 at 9am PT
▶️ Learn about the history and science of charred wood, its modern architectural applications, and the practical considerations for specifying it on both exterior and interior surfaces.
2️⃣ Record Houses Live Webinar
⏰ September 17 at 11am PT
▶️ See and hear from the architects behind some of 2026’s premier residential projects in a conversation moderated by Architectural Record editor in chief Josephine Minutillo.
The process? Almost as satisfying as the result.
See more of the final project on @snowpeakcampfield’s page.
Project: @snowpeakusa @snowpeakcampfield
Featured Products: Gendai® Linseed Black and Linseed Amber, Sugi Unoiled
Architect: @efaarchitect
Builder: Helligso Construction
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Project: Shelburne Pond Home
Featured Product: Pika-Pika® Linseed Black and Linseed Amber
Architect: @joanheatonarchitects
Photographer: @ryanbentphoto
yakisugi shou sugi ban charred wood cladding siding
Perched on the edge of Germany’s Naab Valley, this 62-foot-long low-lying volume recedes into the hillside landscape.
Clad in our Suyaki® charred yakisugi, the project is a testament to @queckarchitektur’s commitment to using natural, ecological materials.
Project: Komorebi House
Featured Product: Suyaki®
Architect: @queckarchitektur
Photographer: Herbert Stolz
One piece of raw sugi (AKA Japanese cedar). Four completely different surfaces. Swipe to see what fire and craft can do.
Suyaki®: the most traditional form of yakisugi. Deeply charred and richly textured, with soot left intact.
One pass with a brush produces our most popular yakisugi variation: Gendai®. Some soot is knocked off, revealing a smooth, silky surface with subtle burnt fiber crevasse shadows.
Brush it again and you get Pika-Pika®: luminous, topographic, and textured, with contrasting burnt ridges that make the wood’s grain the clear focus.
One origin. Three yakisugi variations. Explore our full range of yakisugi, or “shou sugi ban,” charred wood at the link in bio.
We`re heading to @buildshowlive next month, and we`d love to see you there!
We`re bringing our Japanese wood siding to San Antonio to connect with the builders, contractors, remodelers, and architects shaping the future of high-performance homes.
Comment "Build" and we`ll DM you a link to register with the code for a free expo pass. Come see the craft up close!
Fire took the original cabin. This one was built to stand with the land as it heals.
On a bluff above Oregon`s Santiam River, @skylabarchitecture reimagined a family cabin lost to the 2020 Beachie Creek Fire. Drawing from the original home`s traditional gables, the new form takes on a quieter, more contemporary silhouette, sited to feel as though it floats over the river`s edge.
The choice to clad the home in yakisugi, or shou sugi ban, was strategic as well as visual. @nakamotoforestry`s Suyaki® siding was chosen: the most traditional yakisugi variation they offer, which leaves soot from the charring process completely intact.
That richly textured surface serves as a beautiful contrast to the aluminum-clad windows and metal roof, while providing flame and spark resiliency.
The dark siding lets the house recede into the regenerating landscape, while inside, pale mass plywood by @freresengineeredwood opens up to evoke the imagery of peeling back a charred log.
Read the full story of this home on @dwellmagazine at the link in our bio.
Architect: @skylabarchitecture
Cladding: Suyaki® Tung Oil Black
Builder: @kaufmanhomesinc
Carpentry: @carpentryplusinc
Photographer: @jeremybittermann
