By LISA VOGT/ Special to Asahi Weekly
June 8, 2021 at 07:30 JST
This massive camphor tree known as “Kamou no Ohkusu” (Giant Camphor Tree of Kamou) is on the grounds of Kamou Hachiman shrine in Kagoshima Prefecture. Its trunk measures more than 24 meters in circumference. (Photo by Lisa Vogt)
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