 Last additions - Kigensugi Cedar 紀元杉 |
Scenic coast back to Miyanoura Port, Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Scenic coast back to Miyanoura Port. Jan 10, 2023
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Passing by Yakushima Airport.Jan 10, 2023
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Gift shop on Yakushima.Jan 10, 2023
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Gift shop.Jan 10, 2023
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About the Momi fir tree stump.Jan 10, 2023
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Driving back to town. Lots of ferns on the cliffs.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi cedar tree.Jan 10, 2023
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Momi fir tree stump also nearby. It was cut down. 455 years old.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi cedar tree also has a short walking path going around the tree, so you can also see the back of the tree (more impressive).Jan 10, 2023
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Back of Kigensugi cedar tree.Jan 10, 2023
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About the Kigensugi cedar tree. Wow, many other plant species also grow on this tree (epiphytes). They include Japanese cypress, Japanese mugwort, Yakushima rhododendron, and Japanese rhododendron.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi's height is 19.5 meters (64 ft) with a girth of 8.1 meters (26.5 ft). Elevation is 1,230 meters (4,035 ft). Hard to believe we were looking at something that has lived all these centuries.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi as it looks from the road. "Kigen" refers to the beginning of recorded history which in Japan is the year 660 when the first emperor came to being. The tree seems to be older though, at age 3,000 years.Jan 10, 2023
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Kigensugi is an ancient Yakusugi cedar tree you can conveniently see from the road. Local buses go to Kigensugi. If you visit Yakusugi Land, Kigensugi is a short drive away.Jan 10, 2023
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