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[A Photo-album of Giant and Famous Trees in Yamagata Prefecture].
Noble trees in northern Japan
An extraordinary album of famous trees in Yamagata Prefecture.
There is a long tradition of naming particularly old or strangely shaped trees in Japan and they are often associated with divine properties. 1. The Pine of Akuya (Mount Banshoji, Takiyama Village) 2. The Zelkova of Six Chestnuts (Grounds of Hensha Hachiman Shrine) 3. The Ginkgo of Sanno (Grounds of Sanno Shrine, Yamadera Village) 4. The Daruma Cherry Blossom (Nagasaki Town) 5. The Great Zelkova (Grounds of Kumano Shrine, Nariu Village) 6. The Zelkova (Grounds of Inari Shrine, Nariu Village) 7. The Zelkova (Grounds of Tendo Town Shrine Kumano Shrine) 8. The Married Couple Cedar (Grounds of Jakusho-ji, Tsuyama Village) 9. The Great Maple of Aterazawa (Aterazawa Elementary School Yard) 10. The Jindai Kaya / Ancient Japanese Nutmeg Tree (Hongo Village) 11. The Great Cedar of Hachiman (Grounds of Hachiman Shrine, Tateoka Town) 12. The Great Zelkova of Higashine (Higashine Town Elementary School Yard) This tree still stands today! 13. The Great Cedar of Tsunogawa (Grounds of Kumano Shrine, Tsunogawa Village) 14. The Parent Cedar (Grounds of Isurugi Shrine, Hagino Village) 15. The Great Ginkgo of Miyauchi (Grounds of Kumano Shrine, Miyauchi Town) 16. The Cherry Blossom of Kubo (Isazawa Village) 17. The Great Chestnut of Narita (Nagai Village) 18. The Great Cedar of Yokotajiri (Grounds of Kumano Shrine, Koko Village) 19. The Yakushi Cherry Blossom (Grounds of Yakushi-do, Koko Village) 20. The Coupled Cedar of Zuiryuin (Grounds of Zuiryuin Temple, Koko Village) 21. The Twelve Cherry Blossoms (Koko Village) 22. The Mulberry of Shinmachi (Arato Town) 23. The Great Ginkgo of Yudagawa (Grounds of Yuzusame Shrine, Yudagawa Village) 24. The Great Cedar of Ishiyama (Grounds of Kumano Shrine, Kamigo Village)
