For months and years,
blown by strong winds
and chilled by severe cold,
they have endured.
Inside the trees
that have stood steady
through it all,
you will find a lively vigor.
We receive the blessing
of the trees.
Trees who constantly bend
and alter their shapes
are melted into our lives,
entwined.
We sincerely appreciate
their energy.
From the trees, we feel
a sense of peacefulness,
warmth, and nostalgia.
When we are surrounded
by trees, when we touch trees,
I don’t know why,
but it’s a relief
and my heart grows lighter.
Wanting to feel the power
of the trees,
to always sense them near –
that thought became a shape,
and Shiroitani Koubou was born.
So you can keep it
close to you, always:
the warmth of the trees.
Shiroitani Koubou
sells accessories made from marquetry.
