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Ginkgo Tree, Japanese Black Pine, and Japanese Sago Palm (Myojoin Temple)
Inside the spacious temple complex of Myōjō-in Temple, located 1,780 meters from the hypocenter, are three hibaku trees: a ginkgo (10 meters tall, 3.00 meter trunk circumference), a Japanese sago palm (3.5 meters tall), and a Japanese black pine (9 meters tall, 2.25 meter trunk circumference). The ginkgo used to be three times as tall; however, due to trunk rot, it was cut down to its current height. From the roots of the sago palm, 19 new trunks grew, giving the tree a dignified appearence not often associated with hibaku trees. The black pine, while leaning, is still thriving. You can tell it has lived a long life from the cracked bark on the tree.
Information
Ginkgo Tree, Japanese Black Pine, and Japanese Sago Palm (Myojoin Temple)
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- Address
- 2-6-25 Futabanosato, Higashi-ku, Hiroshima City
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- Access
- Walking: It's about 20-minute walk from the Hiroshima Station North Exit.
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- Distance from the hypocenter
- 1780m
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- MAP
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