飫肥杉　弁甲杉
Dear Tengu san,
What is the meaning of "obi" in obi sugi?
Douglas
答え
In EDO era Nichinann city was called OBI Han.
Han is a feudal domain,bigger than city,smaller than prefecture,ken.
Obi han tried afforestation for reconstrction of economy.
Obi han shipped a lot of nice Wasen building lumber .