KAGOSHIMA, Jun 14 (News On Japan) –
A large 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.
During Japan’s interval of speedy financial progress, many Yakusugi have been logged extensively. However, this specific tree was preserved by loggers often called “yamashi,” who selected to not reduce it down. Experts estimate its age to be over 2,000 years.
In 2023, yamashi Honda Minoru stated, “There are still several trees that might be even bigger than the Jomon Cedar.”
Additionally, the existence of one other huge tree with a trunk circumference estimated at over 20 meters has additionally come to mild.
Yamashi Honda Ryuji commented, “Our predecessors said this was a tree that should be carefully preserved.”
The large tree captured this time had been identified solely throughout the group of yamashi. The JNN reporting staff obtained particular permission to enter the forest below the steerage of the yamashi and efficiently filmed the tree with a tv digicam for the primary time.
Source: TBS