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Essay 1467 on 杉 (cedar) Is Up

Essay 1467 on 杉 (cedar) is now up and available for purchase. Here's a preview:

Native to Japan, this towering tree lives 500 years—and more than two millennia on one island! Living cedars may be seen as sacred, receiving attention even from the emperor. Meanwhile, felled cedars turn into everything from soy sauce barrels to "magewappa." Discover unexpected relationships between cedar and saké, as well as between postwar reconstruction and pollenosis. 

 

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