Jindai Hinoki (Powers Wood)

Ancient Japanese cypress

The chapter on the Age of the Gods in the Nihon Shoki, a Japanese historical book compiled during the Nara period, states:
It is said that when Susanoo-no-Mikoto plucked his hair, it turned into a cedar tree, when he plucked his chest hair it turned into a cypress tree, when he plucked his buttocks hair it turned into a cypress tree, and when he plucked his eyebrows it turned into a camphor tree.
And Susanoo-no-Mikoto used the cypress to build a palace.
It is believed that it has been used as a luxury building material since ancient times.
In Japan, hinoki has long been used as a sacred wood at shrines and temples, including Horyuji Temple and Ise Grand Shrine.
Furthermore, it has long been used as a flooring material for stages used for special performances such as Noh, which are often referred to as "cypress stages."
Indeed, cypress, which arrived as buried wood from the Age of the Gods, can be said to be a symbol of sacred Japanese woods.

In the Age of Gods (Kamidai) chapter of Nihon Shoki, a Japanese history book compiled in the Nara period, it is said that when Susanoo no Mikoto pulled out his beard, it turned into a cedar, when he pulled out the hair on his chest, it turned into a cypress, and when he pulled out the hair on his butt, it turned into a yew plum pine, and when he pluck his eyebrows it turn into a camphor tree.
And Susano-onomikoto should use cypress to build a palace.
It is assumed that it has been used as a high-quality building material since ancient times.
In Japan, cypress has been used as a sacred tree in shrines and temples such as Horyuji and Ise Jingu since ancient times.
It is also used as flooring material for stages where special performances such as Noh are performed, as it is called "Hinoki Butai.'' (Stage Cypress)
It has been used since ancient times.
The Japanese cypress tree, which arrived as a buried tree from the era of Jindai can be said to be a symbol of sacred Japanese wood.