Japan is said to have worshipped nature as a god since the Jomon period (14,000-300 BC). This
worship of nature and natural phenomena started to emerge in the pages of history of Japan
around 2,000 years ago. The number of Shinto shrines, which hold this faith, is as many as 88,000
nationwide (only those recorded in registries). Shinto worships the blessings given by nature to
humans, as well as the diverse yaoyorozu no kami, or “eight million gods,” which are said to reside
in everything from rocks to trees, and from rivers to seas. Around 1,500 years ago, Buddhism came
to Japan from China, and today there are more than 77,000 Buddhist temples in Japan. The two
religions of Shinto and Buddhism have maintained a strange coexistence, providing significant
support for Japanese people including the emperors, the imperial family, feudal lords, and the
common people. A combined total of more than 160,000 shrines and temples exist in Japan, the
presence of which is still closely related to the everyday lives of the Japanese people. The lives of the
Japanese people are, in the main, supported by the Buddhist and Shinto faiths, starting from shrine
and temple visits in the New Year, and diverse rituals held at various moments in life, including
births, coming of age, marriages, and funerals, and praying for the health of family members. The
faith of the Japanese people, which is unique when compared to that in other countries, is inherited
in various localities in different forms of rituals and festivals held in shrines and temples. There
are also many types of traditional arts and crafts related to these rituals, which have been passed
down for generations. We are determined to inherit these techniques, and hand them on to the next
generation.
The nature worship of Japan holds the belief that gods reside everywhere from mountains to
forests, and in everything—even in trees, rocks, and water. Our company manufactures furniture
from trees, which are a precious blessing of nature. This table is manufactured with our wish that
it will receive long-lasting use by customers in a way the same as how they would cherish nature.
A large piece of wood is used for the beam that connects the two legs of the solid table, which is
reminiscent of the robust structure that supports buildings in shrines and temples.