- Great sugi of Kayano
The nihongo|great "sugi" of Kayano|栢野大杉|Kayano Ōsugi is a "
Cryptomeria " (Sugi) tree at Yamanaka "onsen " in Kaga,Ishikawa Prefecture ,Japan . One of the four trees believed to besacred in the precincts of the Sugawara Shrine, it has received the distinction of designation as a Special Natural Monument from theAgency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.The tree stands 54.8 m tall. At the base, it measures 11.5 m in circumference and 3.41 m across. At chest height, it is 9.6 m around and 3.0 m across. The tree splits into two trunks 4.9 m above ground level. In 1928, Professor Miyoshi Manabu of Tokyo Imperial University estimated the age of the tree to be 2,300 years.Fact|date=April 2008 The other three are 8.8 m, 6.65 m and 7.8 m at chest height and
natural monument ofIshikawa Prefecture .Jōmon period artifacts unearthed near the shrine establish that human habitation predates recorded history. Warriors including members of the Taira, Minamoto, Asakura, and the nihongo|Togashi|富樫氏 clan are said to have come to the shrine. In 1947, on the occasion of the secondNational Sports Festival of Japan (held in Ishikawa Prefecture), Emperor Shōwa (then known asHirohito ) visited the great "sugi".ource
*This article incorporates material from the article 栢野大杉 ("Kayano Ōsugi") in the Japanese Wikipedia, retrieved on
December 9 ,2007 .External links
* [http://www.pref.ishikawa.jp/kyoiku/bunkazai/siseki/ken3-21.htm Ishikawa Prefecture] page
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