Kigen-sugi Cedar

• LOCATION… Along the road going to Yodogawa Trail Entrance
  •  40 km from Miyanoura (1 h 16 min. by car)
  •  21.2 km from Anbo (50 min.by car)
  •  5.5 km from Yakusugi Land (20 min. by car)
• NEAREST BUS STOP… No.72 Kigensugi bus stop
   (It is located in front of Kigen-sugi)
• Height…19.5 meters
• Chest Height Trunk Circumference…8.1 meters
• Presumed Age…3,000 years old
• Altitude…1,230 meters

A 20-minute drive up into the mountain from Yakusugi Land will bring you to Kigensugi, a giant cedar tree that can be seen alongside the road. The tree is 19.5 meters high with a circumference of 8.1 meters. It is the biggest Yakusugi cedar tree accessible by car. The top of Kigen-sugi cedar is dead, however it looks to be full of energy when seen from below. Kigen-sugi cedar coexists with many epiphytes. These epiphytes, such as the Yakushima rhododendron and Japanese rowan, bloom each season.