ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD (Review Committee Chair Award)“Kumundah”: Wooden Jungle-gym(Shiga Prefecture)
Katsumi Kawamura /Wood Products
Wooden jungle-gym which can be assembled togetherwith children. Children feel the warmth of wood andcommunicate with each other while playing with wood,even if they are first met.

Wood Products Manufactured in Sheltered Workshops(Hokkaido Prefecture)
Forest Products Research Institute of Hokkaido Research
Organization, Sapporo City University, Katarube-no-moriof Toma /Technology and Research
Development of wood products with an excellent design,
which handicapped people can produce at shelteredworkshops, through the cooperation among university,
sheltered workshop, and public research institute.

Salon for Housing and Life (Saitama Prefecture)
AQURAHOME CO.,LTD., Holzstr Inc., Taiji Kawano Architects,
Shinohara Shoten Co., Ltd /Architecture and SpaceJapan’s first medium-sized three-story wooden building
constructed with generic lumber and genericprocessing/construction technologies.

Wooden noise barrier (Nagano Prefecture)
Nagano Prefecture Wood Sales Promotion Council/Wood Products
Wooden noise barrier developed for the promotion of use
in karamatsu (Japanese larch) of Nagano Prefecture.

Kumamoto Earthquake Relief Support through “Kudeju”(Kumamoto Prefecture) Kudeju Okage-mawashi
Conference/Communication
Wood components for self-assembling furniture, called“Kudeju,” were supplied to emergency shelters for the
Kumamoto Earthquake in April 2016 to install selfassembling partitions or shelves for those shelters.

Yabukuguri (Oita Prefecture)
Yabukuguri, Takara-ya, TRYWOOD.Co.,Ltd., Marugen Inc.
/Communication
Community platform of experts in forestry and wood
products, as well as designers, carpenters, and editors withthe interest in wood use. It proposes multiple use of local
resources, such as development of wooden lunchbox and its
menu at the same time.

Cutting-edge Wood Products in JapanBEST AWARD (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award)
the Setsuna concept (Aichi Prefecture)/Toyota Motor Corporation
Printed on paper made with wood from forest thinning.

EXCELLENCE AWARD (Forestry Agency Director-General Award)

J-PANEL (Tottori Prefecture)
LENGTH Cooperative /Building Material”J-PANEL” is developed for three objectives; torecover better environment and healthy forest, torealize earthquake-, wind-, and fire-resistant woodhouses, and to improve function and quality ofwood as building materials . “J-PANEL” is theJapan’s only innovative model of thin crosslaminated timber (CLT) made of domestic sugi
(Japanese cedar) and hinoki (Japanese cypress).
This panel demonstrates superior performance insize stability, heat accumulation, and humidity
control, and can be applied to structural parts,
including floor, ceiling, wall, and eaves, as well aspreinstalled furniture.

Earthquake-resistant Reinforcement System: TFoRest (Osaka Prefecture)
Takenaka Corporation /Technology and Research“T-FoRest” is an ea rthquake- res istant reinforcement system for large-scale reinforcedconcrete (RC) buildings by means of engineeredwood products including CLT, laminated lumber, andLVL with good performance in strength, processing,and transportation. CLT and LVL are installed withadhesive, while braces of laminated lumber withcoil springs. This system causes little vibration ornoise during installation, and can shorten theconstruction period. Although there are a numberof reinforcement systems using wood for woodenbuildings, such system for RC buildings isexceptional. In addition, its stylish form is anotherattribute of “T-FoRest” . This system is a superior
initiative that contributes to both resilience ofbuildings and promotion of domestic wood use.

Roll Press Wood (Yamagata Prefecture)
TENDO CO.,LTD. /Technology and Research
Coniferous wood, including sugi (Japanese ceder),has been considered improper for furnitureprocessing due to its softness. TENDO MOKKO
pioneered a new processing technology for
coniferous wood to laminate a number of rollerpressed softwood veneers into furniture components
with beautiful curved shapes. Since this system
continuously presses sheets of veneer with rollers,
the color of wood can be maintained during its shortheating time.
The system also enables mass
production of such furniture components with its
continuous processing. This system adds new values
to coniferous softwood in Japan by providing higher
durability and weather resistance. This technology
contributes to the promotion of wood use bybroadening opportunities for diverse design andfunctionality.

NIHONBASHI TOYAMA:
Promotion of Regional Wood (Tokyo)
Toyama Prefecture, NOMURA Co., Ltd.
/Architecture and Space

Shin-Kashiwa Clinic (Chiba Prefecture)
Nakazato-kai Medical Corporation (Shin-Kashiwa
Clinic), Takenaka Corporation /Architecture andSpace

Cooperative Project for Wood Use in Hospital (HokkaidoPrefecture) Haruki Corporation, Sapporo City University,“NIHONBASHI TOYAMA” is a local goods store inTokyo, which specializes in products of Toyama
Prefecture. The store is designed with logs, lumber,and processed wood produced in Toyama. The
impressive woody lattice structure represents theimage of a range of Tateyama Mountains in thePrefecture. The inside facility also intentionally uses
low-grade wood with insect bites or table boards
composing of different tree species including kuri(chestnut) and nara (oak), exploring the possibility andpotential of wood use as material and processing.
This facility provides a multifaceted space for both
appealing Toyama’s remote regions and promoting
wood use, indicating its strong commitment andcontribution to the development of Toyama
Prefecture with new added value of Toyama wood.

The concept of the “Shin-Kashiwa Clinic” is a “clinicfor forest bathing” where patients undergoingartificial dialysis can feel relaxed with the healing
effects of wood. The clinic uses domestic wood torealize a wooden medical institution in urban area
by introducing new fire-resistant technologies.
Although wood has good effects on human mindand body, especially in medical institutions, its use
has been rare due to possible difficulties in various
aspects such as hygiene, maintenance, and costs.
This clinic made a great progress in wood use in the
medical field. Its beautiful woody space provides
healing effects on the minds of patie nts .

Through the cooperation among industry, academia, andgovernment, a “WOOD INFILL” system of the wooden
hospital room unit was developed for the use of regional
wood in hospital rooms. Effects of virus, bacteria, anddisinfection with alcohol on wood use were also studied
for the expansion of regional wood demand, increase ofadded value, and branding of domestic wood. Since thehealing and relaxation effects of wood use is beneficial
for medical institutions, demand for such use is expected
to increase, especially in the “aging society” of Japan.
This unit has a potential to become popular in general
hospitals, since it can be easily installed without
renovation of buildings. With the use of this system,
further evidences on medical effects from wood use arealso expected.

Hokkaido Prefecture, POWERPLACE Inc., Central Uni Co., Ltd., IPSCo.,Ltd. /Technology and Research

Horikiri-no-ie (Tokyo)
Sakura Architect Office, Toshiko Sakurai, KeikoFujiwara, Namazu-gumi /Architecture and Space
The concepts of this two-story wooden house“Horikiri-no-ie” are “regional production and inTokyo consumption,” “solid basis of technology
and performance,” and “durability and easymaintenance.”
This wooden house realized wooden structurewith earthquake- and fire-resistant performancein quasi fire prevention districts through carefulconsiderations in planning. This project provides
all the solutions to challenges in planning ofwooden buildings in urban area. The appearanceof wood surface also provides warm atmospherein urban communities.

Wooden Emergency Relief Houses for 2016
Kumamoto Earthquake (Kumamoto Prefecture)
Japan Federation of Architects & Building
Engineers Associations, Wood & Housing
Research Association /Architecture and SpaceIn the event of Kumamoto Earthquake in April
2016, construction of emergency relief houses
with domestic wood was proposed to Kumamoto
Prefecture to relieve earthquake refugees. In
response, local builders cooperatively procured
wooden materials to construct 60 emergency
houses in Uki City. For the emergency relief
function, the houses use generally- anddomestically-distributed lumber, and can beconstructed within as short as three weeks. This
project realized both the relief from natural
disasters and the promotion of use in local
resources at the same time.

Revitalization of My Home (in partnership)with Carpenters (Aichi Prefecture)
SinwaKensetsu Co.,Ltd /Communication
This project is an activity to renovate old houses
with the support of experts in housing
construction. The project provides a businessmodel to renovate old wooden houses in aplanned manner, through the combination of“carpenters” with highly-developed skills, “localwood” with good performance, and “stablequality” with systematic processing and qualitycontrol. This project also has other social aspects,
including restoration of old traditional wooden
houses as local heritage, introduction ofcarpenters’ expertise, and prevention ofabandoned houses in urban areas. Further, such
revitalization of old wooden houses as “socialstock” could contribute to the improvement ofquality of life and promotion of domestic wood use
in the society.

ENCOURAGEMENT AWARD (Review Committee Chair Award)

Ki-to-kurasu (Life with Wood): For Work and Study (Tokyo)
UCHIDA YOKO CO., LTD., Ryohin Keikaku Co.,Ltd., Sankei
Corporation, POWERPLACE Inc. /Communication
Comfortable space for work and study with wooden
installation. This project contributes to the expansion ofdomestic sugi use through the local production system.

Echigo TOKImeki Resort SETSUGEKKA (Niigata Prefecture)
ICHIBANSEN/nextstations, Echigo TOKImeki Railway Company,
TENDO CO.,LTD., Big Will Co., Ltd., Niigata Transys Co.,Ltd.,
Nittax Corporation /Architecture and Space
Sightseeing train in Niigata Prefecture. Wood of different tree
species, including Japanese cedar,Kabazakura cherry, andJapanese beech, are used for interior materials in each car.

iLignos Personal Organizer (Aichi Prefecture)
Nagoya Lumber Co., Ltd. /Wood Products
The wooden cover, light and easy to carry, offers apleasant feeling with softness, texture and warmth,
proposing an innovative way of wood use for comfortabledaily life.

Light-transmitting Wood (Ehime Prefecture)
Hiroyuki Sugimoto (Ehime University) /Technology and Research
Wood processing technology to allow light to transmit at specificpoints of wood by controlling wood compression to cause diffusedreflection.

Augmenter (Shizuoka Prefecture)
Toyooka Craft Itd. /Wood Products
Wooden bags of Japanese cherry manufactured with thecombination of carving and trimming technology of 0.1
mm accuracy and traditional Enshu weaving technology.

Old Wooden Houses with Yamato-mune and Yamatohei (Nara Prefecture)
Takaaki Sueyoshi, Kishi Environment and Architecture
Design Office Inc. Tonai Komuten/Architecture and Space
Proposal on the renovation of old wooden houses withYamato-mune structure.

BEST AWARD (Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Award)
the Setsuna concept (Aichi Prefecture) / Toyota Motor Corporation
Technology and Research
The concept car “SETSUNA” expresses the idea that”love grows as time passes”, through the use of wood as material for vehicles. As the owner takes due care of the
car with his/her love, the color and feel of wood changes , transforming the car into something unique to the owner’s family, which will be passed on from generation
to generation.
To represent its concept, the species of wood are carefully chosen for specific application, such as sugi (Japanese ceder) for exterior panels or kaba (Japanese birch) for
structural frame, and due considerations are given to the size and order of each component. “Okuriari,” a traditional joinery technique that joins wood without nails orscrews, is applied to connecting parts, realizing beautiful curved body surface like a boat. With “100-year meter” counting time over generations and drivers seats withfunctional beauty and sensitive colors of wood, “SETSUNA” will become more attractive as time goes by.
“SETSUNA” is an excellent project born from collaboration of two different specialties; automobile manufacturing and wood use, satisfying the objective of the Award
to promote the use of wood in wide variety of products and fields from the perspective of consumers. This project is expected to broaden the use of wood in otherproducts and fields, including medical and welfare products.

Kids Furniture (Gifu Prefecture)
HIDA Sangyo Co., Ltd. /Wood Products
Wooden chairs manufactured with compressed andbent sugi (Japanese cedar) wood. Realizing bothlightness and strength, the chairs present unique rounddesign with softness.

Ultra-light Furniture (Tokyo)
KOMA.co.,ltd. /Wood Products
Hybrid wooden furniture with both strength andviscosity of hardwood and lightness and softness ofsoftwood. The expertise of craftsmen realized sharp
and warm appearances without excessiveness.

Bonbori (Nagano Prefecture)
Yanagisawa Mokko-jo Ltd. /Wood Products
Wooden pendant-shaped lamps with the design oftraditional electronic lamp shades. The combination of
the color of “urushi” (Japanese lacquer) and thewhiteness of traditional Japanese paper, “washi,”provides the beauty of daily use.