Larch wood is structurally classified in many countries as one of conifers with the highest load-bearing capacity (strength class of C30).The Spanish visual classification regulation only assigns a strength class to 4 pine woods: Laricio pine (Pinus nigra Arn.vat.Salzmannii),Silvestre pine (Pinus sylvestris L.),Radiata pine (Pinus radiata D.Don),and Pinaster pine (Pinus pinaster Ait.).This work adds to the number of structurally characterised species by creating a visual classification table for Japanese larch wood (Larix kaempferi (Lamb.) Carr.) which differentiates between 2 visual classes,MEG-1 and MEG-2.Characteristic strength values were calculated for each class (fk,MEG-1 =31.80 MPa,fLMEG-2 =24.55 MPa),mean module of elasticity (E0,mean,MEG-l=13,082 MPA,E0,mean,MEG-2=12,320 MPA) and density (ρk,MEG-1 =456.6 kg m-3,ρk,MEG-2 =469.1 kg m-3),before finally assigning a strength class of C30 to visual class MEG-l,and a strength class of C24 to visual class MEG-2.