Japanese Cypress Stool

Bring the onsen into your home. Humidity- and bacteria-resistant hinoki is a hygienic, long-lasting material with a naturally pleasant scent. This stool ages beautifully and is made with 100% hinoki cypress, using traditional Japanese methods. It can be used for sitting, stepping, bathing, or as a display piece. DETAILS: 11 x 9.25 x 7 in | Sustainably harvested Hinoki | Produced in Japan MORE: Founded in 1924 by Narajiro Umezawa, the company started out by producing wooden buttons for military uniforms during the Pacific war, but during the post-war reconstruction period, they began crafting other kinds of wooden items like dining tables and washboards. Umezawa remains a small woodworking business local to Mie Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan. Located in between Japan’s most famous timber-producing areas like Gifu and Nara prefectures. While most of their competitors have transitioned to machines, Umezawa continues to make all pieces meticulously by hand