The demand for polished logs produced in the Nakagawa area peaked when the spectacular modern sukiya buildings designed by famous architects including Isoya YOSHIDA and Kazuo SHINOHARA had emerged after World War II.
第二次世界大戦後、吉田五十八や篠原一男らをはじめとする著名な建築家たちによる近代数奇屋建築が華々しく登場するなか、中川地域の磨丸太の需要は絶頂に達する。