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Feel the Japanese wood

Playing with building blocks for small children not only helps them practice grasping and stacking things, but also nurtures their ability to grasp space. Oak Village has brought together several kinds of wood from Japan, which is made of carefully selected materials, to create a luxurious set of building blocks with different colors, textures, and scents.

Different trees have different weights and smells.

These blocks are made of about 10 to 12 different types of wood, including Japanese oak, chestnut, Japanese holly, and katsura. The wood used differs depending on the time of year when the blocks are made, but each piece has a different color, feel, smell, and grain, making this a unique set of building blocks. If you look closely, you will see that the pieces are engraved with "Sakura" or something similar so that you can tell what kind of wood that piece is in your hand, which is also a nice touch. Even if the children is too small to understand the type of wood when he or she starts playing with them, you will enjoy the process of them understanding as they get older.
Many of the building block parts are standard pieces that are easy to combine, such as circles, triangles, and squares with a base scale of 6 cm. Based on this scale, the dimensions of 2 cm, 3 cm, 6 cm, 9 cm, and 12 cm are applied to each piece. The length of each piece is designed so that the height of the pieces can be aligned when stacked, and regular steps and neat shapes can be created.

The fun part of building blocks lies not only in the way they are put together but also in the sound they make when they are broken down. Since multiple pieces of wood are used, they naturally have different densities and hardnesses, so you can also enjoy the rattling sound that the wood makes as it crumbles together. Tasting the sensation of wood with your hands, enjoying the aroma with your nose, and stimulating your curiosity with your ears, parquet building blocks make a perfect baby gift. The natural, unpainted material and carefully chamfered pieces are soft to the touch and comfortable for small hands, making them safe for even young children.

Commitment to Natural Materials

Oak Village, a company that makes wooden wreaths, has the concept of "a tree that took 100 years to grow can be used for 100 years." The company makes products that will live the same amount of time as the years it took for the trees to grow and be used for generations to come. Since its establishment in 1974 in Hida Takayama, the brand has continued to propose the realization of a sustainable, recycling-oriented society with the renewable resource of "wood.

Nearly 70% of Japan's land is forested. To make effective use of this resource, Oak Village insists on using domestic timber from planted and secondary forests. All of the wood used is "solid wood," which is real wood.
Once a forest has been tended, it has lost its ecosystem, and if not cared for, forests and woodlands will become increasingly desolate. Thinning, cutting trees moderately, and a little work by us are important to keep the forest healthy.

Toward a Recycling-Oriented Society

The wide range of products using wood, "from bowls to buildings," are made by selecting the right wood in the right place and assembling the wood using traditional methods that do not use nails. Just as each person has his or her own personality and charm, each tree has its own personality. In order to make the most of this individuality and make it shine, natural oils and lacquer are used instead of synthetic paints, and the wood is carefully finished by craftsmen. The products are made while feeling the breath of the wood, and are born from the desire to create products that will be loved and used for a long time.

Oak Village has established the non-profit organization "Acorn Society" based on the idea that "when we receive a tree from the mountain, we should give back a tree. With the slogan "One child, one acorn," the group is actively engaged in activities such as raising acorns at home and planting them in the mountains, pruning secondary forests, clearing underbrush, and thinning trees in various parts of Japan.

Oak Village, which places importance on "living with the forest," produces products that make us think about the meaning of living with nature.