Higashi Houden Giant red pine tree
With wide stretched branches, a 600-year old giant red pine tree
| Name |
Higashi Houden Giant red pine tree |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0233-43-2233 |
| Address | 最上町東法田東山850 |
| Infromation | The "Giant Red Pine of Higashi Hoden" is said to be 600 years old and the largest in Japan. It stands on a slope about five minutes up a mountain path, with its roots extending across the ground and branches stretching into the sky. The tree is worshipped by locals as the mountain deity's sacred tree with an adjacent stone shrine. |
