Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha

Nagi tree in Shingu city

The Sacred Nagi Tree of Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of the Natural Monuments of Japan and is situated in Kumano Hayatama Taisha in Shingu city, Wakayama, Japan.[1] Kumano Hayatama Taisha is one of three Kumano Sanzan shrine/temple sites, and is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range". The nagi tree, Nageia nagi, is also called the broadleaf podocarpus.

It is said that this tree, which has grown to a height of 17.6 m and a circumference of 5.45 m, was planted as a memorial by Taira no Shigemori in Heiji 1 (1159).[2]

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References

  1. ^ 熊野速玉神社のナギ [Nagi of Kumano Hayatama Jinja]. 国指定文化財等データベース (in Japanese). Agency of Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on 2020-03-11. Retrieved 22 April 2012.
  2. ^ 熊野速玉神社のナギ [Nagi of Kumano Hayatama Jinja]. 和歌山県フォト博物館 (in Japanese). Wakayama Prefecture. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 22 April 2012.

33°43′54″N 135°59′02″E / 33.731574°N 135.983912°E / 33.731574; 135.983912