Great sugi of Kayano

Local name栢野大杉
LocationKaga, Ishikawa, Japan

The great sugi of Kayano is a Cryptomeria tree at Yamanaka Onsen in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. One of the four trees believed to be sacred in the precincts of the Sugawara Shrine, it has received the distinction of designation as a Special Natural Monument from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.

The tree stands 54.8 metres tall. At the base, it measures 11.5 metres in circumference and 3.41 metres across. At chest height, it is 9.6 metres around and 3.0 metres across. The tree splits into two trunks 4.9 metres above ground level. In 1928, Professor Manabu Miyoshi of Tokyo Imperial University estimated the age of the tree to be 2,300 years.The other three trees are 8.8 metres, 6.65 metres and 7.8 metres at chest height and natural monument of Ishikawa Prefecture.

Tags Natural Monument
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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_sugi_of_Kayano

Address Japan

Coordinates 36°13'38.867" N 136°21'35.908" E

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