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日本の山深い地域に、ひっそりと、それでいて力強く自生する木があります。それが今回ご紹介する「イチイ」です。 イチイはイチイ科イチイ属の針葉樹で、その美しい木目と優れた耐久性から、古くより高級木材として珍重されてきました。今回は、そんなイチイの木の魅力と、長い歴史の中でどのように人々の生活に関わってきたのかを探っていきましょう。