The Relationship between the Wood Timber Used in Minka(Traditional Japanese Farmhouses) and the Local Forest Resources

通过对日本传统农舍或爱美县民家农舍的调查，分析了日本民家所用木材的材积和树种数量与当地森林资源的关系。木材样本取自农舍的柱子、横梁、屋檐等不同部位。样品制备成显微镜观察，放大倍数为40-400倍。从木材样本观察，明卡使用的木材种类分布在房屋所在的区域。日本主要的人工林木材Hinoki(Chamaecyparis Obtusa)和Sugi(Cryptomeria Japan Onica)用于Minka的每个部分。大多数木材树种的使用是因为它们的特性和性质。

Traditional Japanese farmhouses or rural houses called Minka in Ehime prefecture were investigated to analyze the relationship between the volume of wood timber and the number of wood species used in Minka and the local forest resources. Wood samples were taken from different parts, such as pillars, beams, rafters, and so on, of the farmhouses. The samples were prepared for microscopic observation with a magnification of 40-400x. From the observation of wood samples, the species of wood timber used in Minka are distributed in the area where houses are located. Major Japanese plantation wood Hinoki(Chamaecyparis obtusa) and Sugi(Cryptomeria japonica) are used for every part of Minka. Most of wood species are used because of their characteristics and properties.