Wood cannot be used without seasoning because wood containing water will crack and bend. To prevent this from happening, wood needs to be dried for 2-3 years or more.
Kiraku has hundreds of wooden slabs that are in the process of drying.
The seasoning process also needs the help of rain, so the wood will be left outside in the rain sometimes. When the rain dries up, it takes the water inside the wood away, too. Recently, some companies have started to use huge wood dryers to save time but seasoning with natural rain prevents the wood from deforming more effectively. We of course have hundreds of wood pieces outside.
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