KAGOSHIMA, Jun 14 (News On Japan) –
An enormous Yakusugi cedar on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, estimated to be over 1,000 years previous and rivaling the island’s well-known Jomon Cedar with a trunk circumference of about 16 meters, has been revealed and filmed for the primary time by JNN cameras.
Throughout Japan’s interval of speedy financial progress, many Yakusugi had been logged extensively. Nevertheless, this explicit tree was preserved by loggers generally known as “yamashi,” who selected to not lower it down. Specialists estimate its age to be over 2,000 years.
In 2023, yamashi Honda Minoru stated, “There are nonetheless a number of bushes that is likely to be even greater than the Jomon Cedar.”
Moreover, the existence of one other huge tree with a trunk circumference estimated at over 20 meters has additionally come to gentle.
Yamashi Honda Ryuji commented, “Our predecessors stated this was a tree that must be fastidiously preserved.”
The large tree captured this time had been recognized solely throughout the group of yamashi. The JNN reporting staff obtained particular permission to enter the forest beneath the steerage of the yamashi and efficiently filmed the tree with a tv digital camera for the primary time.
Supply: TBS
