Yamataka Jindai Sakura

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Yamataka Jindai Sakura

Yamataka Jindai Sakura ( Japanese 山 高 神 代 ザ ク ラ or 山 高 神 代 桜 ) is a 1800 to 2000 year old cherry tree on the grounds of the Japanese temple Jissō-ji in the community of Hokuto in Yamanashi prefecture .

The tree belongs to the species Prunus subhirtella (Japanese edo higan zakura ). With its height of 10.3 m and a trunk circumference of 11.8 m, an age of 1800 to 2000 years is assumed, making it Japan's oldest and thickest cherry tree. For this reason, on October 12, 1922, the tree was named one of the first natural monuments in Japan.

According to legend, the tree was planted by Yamatotakeru and the Buddhist reformer Nichiren is said to have prayed here.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 実 相 寺 山 高 神 代 桜 北 杜 市 （ほ く と し） の さ く ら コ ン プ リ ー ト！ . 北 杜 市 観 光 協会 ("Hokuto Tourism Association"), accessed on October 20, 2013 (Japanese).
  2. ↑ 山 高 神 代 ザ ク ラ . In: 国 指定 文化 財 等 デ ー タ ベ ー ス (cultural monuments database). Bunka-chō , accessed October 19, 2013 (Japanese).

Coordinates: 35 ° 46 ′ 49.7 ″  N , 138 ° 22 ′ 3.8 ″  E