At a glance
| Japanese name | 西粟倉村森林組合 |
|---|---|
| Location | Nishi-Awakura, Okayama |
| English support | Inquire via operator |
| Export experience | Inquire via operator |
About
Forestry cooperative producing kuromoji essential oil and hinoki essential oil from thinnings. Operates under the 'Hundred-Year Forest Vision'.
Ingredients offered
- Raw material5 suppliers
Kuromoji (Japanese Spicebush)
黒文字
Kuromoji (Lindera umbellata) is a deciduous shrub in the Lauraceae family, native to Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu mountain forests. Traditionally used for tea-ceremony toothpicks and premium wagashi picks. Steam-distilled essential oil offers a fresh, citrusy-woody profile with major components linalool, 1,8-cineole, α/β-pinene. Positions as a uniquely Japanese alternative to hinoki with satoyama sustainability credentials.
Gifu, Nagano +4MOQ 100 ml – 1 L essential oil; 1–10 kg dried - Raw material8 suppliers
Hinoki (Japanese Cypress) Essential Oil
ヒノキ精油
Hinoki (Chamaecyparis obtusa) is a coniferous tree endemic to Japan and Taiwan, famous for use in Shinto shrine construction and onsen bath fittings. The essential oil is steam-distilled from hinoki wood, leaves, or twigs. Dominant compounds include hinokitiol, α-pinene, and sesquiterpenes. Distinct from hiba (Thujopsis dolabrata).
Kiso (Nagano), Tōno (Iwate) +1MOQ 5–20 L (oil), 50–100 L (hydrosol)
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Last updated: 2026-04-23