Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Jiji.com, an internet site operated by Jiji Press Inc. (Tokyo), has published an article (dated March 11th) titled "SHIRO Signs Agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to Promote the Expanded Use of Wood in Buildings at Shiro Co., Ltd." (The article uses larch thinnings from Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido). We would like to introduce this article to you.
The article states, "In October 2022, the exterior walls of Minna no Koujou were fitted with boards with bark made from thinned larch wood from Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido."
The larch wood from Hokuryu Town is provided by Shizenshita (representative: Kamii Tatsuya), a self-logging forestry company in Hokuryu Town.
![[Uses larch thinnings from Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido] [SHIRO] Shiro signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to promote the use of wood in buildings by Shiro Co., Ltd. [Jiji.com]](https://portal.hokuryu.info/wp/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/a7bbbc7b696a99d067163beb226cb086-scaled.jpg)
[Uses larch thinnings from Hokuryu Town, Hokkaido] [SHIRO] Shiro signed an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries to promote the use of wood in buildings by Shiro Co., Ltd. [Jiji.com]We sell firewood, birch bark, woodwork, Swedish torches, and bed logs produced through sustainable forestry that conserves nature. We are a self-sufficient forester.
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