In this study, vertical cross piece made from hard wood was contained, the wooden shear wall composed of Japanese traditional elements was designed and the in-plane shearing test was done. The presumption of the moment resisting performance of the wall was tried by existing Inayama’s and Fukuyama’s formula. The stiffness, the yield load and the calculation value had good coincidence with the result of the test in the M-θ relation of each part, and it made it possible to presume on the safety side in the entire wall for the initial stiffness. The possibility of the wooden wall with high ductility and rigidity was shown by this development even if it did not rely on the steel hardware.
