, ▁H ory u ji ▁Temple ▁and ▁Os aka ▁Castle ▁are ▁built ▁from ▁hin oki ▁wood . ▁The ▁hin oki ▁grown ▁in ▁K iso , ▁used ▁for ▁building ▁I se ▁S hr ine , ▁are ▁called ▁ 御 神 木 ▁go - sh in - b oku ▁" div ine ▁tree ". ▁ ▁Hin oki ▁wood ▁is ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁traditional ▁Japanese ▁stick ▁inc ense ▁for ▁its ▁light , ▁earth y ▁a rom a . ▁ ▁Hin oki ▁( and ▁su gi ) ▁pol len ▁is ▁a ▁major ▁cause ▁of ▁hay ▁fe ver ▁in ▁Japan . ▁ ▁Or n amental ▁cultiv ation ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁popular ▁orn amental ▁tree ▁in ▁par ks ▁and ▁gard ens , ▁both ▁in ▁Japan ▁and ▁elsewhere ▁in ▁temper ate ▁clim ates , ▁including ▁western ▁Europe ▁and ▁parts ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁A ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁cultiv ars ▁have ▁been ▁selected ▁for ▁garden ▁plant ing , ▁including ▁d war f ▁forms , ▁forms ▁with ▁yellow ▁leaves , ▁and ▁forms ▁with ▁con g ested ▁fol i age . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁often ▁grown ▁as ▁b ons ai . ▁ ▁Cult iv ars ▁ ▁Over ▁ 2 0 0 ▁cultiv ars ▁have ▁been ▁selected , ▁varying ▁in ▁size ▁from ▁trees ▁as ▁large ▁as ▁the ▁wild ▁species , ▁down ▁to ▁very ▁slow - g row ing ▁d war f ▁plants ▁under ▁ ▁high . ▁A ▁few ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁are ▁listed ▁below . ▁Those ▁marked ▁ ▁have ▁gained ▁the ▁Royal ▁H ort icult ural ▁Society ' s ▁Award ▁of