The Nakamoto Zourin group is owned and managed by the Nakamoto family and headquartered in western Japan. We have managed sugi and hinoki forest in Hiroshima since the 1930’s, and have four main mills in Hiroshima and Tokushima prefectures that mill siding and flooring from sugi, hinoki, pine, oak, cherry, cedar, spruce, larch, and other species. Nakamoto Zourin is the largest siding mill in Japan and the largest manufacturer of yakisugi in the world. We are affiliated with WoodOne, the largest flooring manufacturer in Japan and the largest radiata pine timberland owner in New Zealand. Additionally, we have a joint venture with Sumitomo Forestry that supplies our off-grade logs into the biomass fuel market in Japan.
Nakamoto Forestry North America distributes jobsite-direct throughout North America from a stocking warehouse and prefinish shop in Portland, Oregon. Nakamoto Forestry Europe distributes throughout the European region from a stocking warehouse in Duesseldorf, Germany.
Nakamoto Zourin is SGEC certified, a Japanese system with chain of custody tracking linked to the PEFC standard in the West. Worldwide we mill and ship 650,000~810,000 square feet (60,000~75,000m2) of yakisugi every month, and have a surge capacity double these numbers. We can handle any size project you would like to specify our products for.
Nakamoto Forestry is owned by the Nakamoto family and headquartered in Hiroshima prefecture on the west side of Japan. We have several thousand acres of managed forest in Hiroshima adjacent to a national park and not far from the Miyajima Shrine. We have four main mills in Hiroshima and Tokushima prefectures that complete the entire manufacturing process. Nakamoto Forestry is affiliated with WoodOne, one of the largest flooring manufacturers in Japan. Nakamoto Forestry North America distributes our shou sugi ban (yakisugi) directly to all of North America from a stocking warehouse and prefinish shop in Portland, Oregon.
Nakamoto Forestry is SGEC certified, a Japanese system with chain of custody tracking similar to western FSC certification. Worldwide we mill and ship 650,000~810,000 square feet (60,000~75,000m2) of yakisugi every month, and have a surge capacity double these numbers. We can handle any size project you would like to specify our products for.