Hinoki House is a rare architectural offering in the Blue Ridge Mountains, where Japanese-inspired design and natural landscape exist in quiet balance. Set on more than seventeen acres within gated Cullowhee Forest, the property offers privacy, river frontage, and a level of serenity increasingly difficult to find. A collaboration between the owners and MossCreek Designs, the four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath residence reflects the restraint and simplicity of traditional Asian architecture while embracing the scale and beauty of its mountain setting. Designed as a glass lantern with windows wrapping both levels, the home maximizes light and vertical space with ceilings of twelve feet or higher, expansive open-concept living, dining, and kitchen areas, and two main-level bedrooms with two-and-a-half bathrooms. Floor-to-ceiling windows draw the outdoors in, framing views of a private waterfall, cascading water features, deep granite pools, and hundreds of feet of river frontage. Douglas fir lodge-pole framing, mulberry and cedar walls and ceilings sourced from the Pacific Northwest, and Brazilian cherry hardwood floors add warmth and craftsmanship throughout. The lower level includes two additional bedrooms, two bathrooms, a separate kitchen, a bonus room, and a laundry area offering flexibility for guests or extended stays. Wraparound covered decks on both levels extend the living spaces outdoors overlooking hiking trails, koi ponds, outdoor showers; Japanese gardens; a fire pit; and a dining gazebo - all set against sweeping mountain views. From the gorge to the mountaintop knoll, the landscape feels both expansive and deeply private. The estate includes a six point three-seven-acre primary lot and an eleven point four-seven-acre secondary parcel featuring a nearly level mountaintop knoll ideal for a second dwelling. Well-loved and carefully maintained Hinoki House represents a rarely available architectural retreat where thoughtful design and irreplaceable natural setting converge. Cullowhee Forest provides a scenic private approach to this end-of-the-road property along with a seventy-five-foot waterfall High Falls trail access; fiber-optic internet; located twenty-five minutes from Cashiers for shopping dining recreation; fifteen minutes from Lake Glenville; two restaurants with live music approximately sixty miles from Asheville; its regional airport within two- to three-hour drive from Atlanta Charlotte Greenville.