Discover Your Favorite Giant Trees!

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Guarding the tomb stone ofthe poet who loved Tsuta
Japanese Oak(Quercus crispula)

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Trunk girth 592cm
Height22 m
Est. Age
300years

Trunk girth 518cm
Height23m
Est. Age
400yearsWinding through marshes in theJapanese beech forest
at Tsuta Onsen

A giant Japanese Oakstands east of Tsuta
Onsen, as if it guards
the tomb stone offamous poet of the late
19th century “Keigetsu
Omachi“. Possibly hit
by thunders, its tip isbroken into two big
branches, and has ahollow at the base of
the trunk, this tree still
stands vigorously.

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Rare to grow this bigKalopanax(Kalopanax pictus)

Tsuta Onsen (hot spring) is surroundedby the Japanese beech forest with sixmarshes. Visitors can view giant trees
and unique marshes from an wellmaintained hiking course of approx. 3km
long. Many giant trees living in a truly
natural Japanese beech forest await you!
【Access】▶ By Car90 min from Towada IC (Tohoku EXPWY)▶ By Train and Bus- 110 min by JR bus from Hachinohe Sta.
(Tohoku Shinkansen) or- 90 min by JR bus from Aomori Sta.
(JR or Aoimori Railway)

Trunk girth 486cm
Height33m
Est. Age
400yearsWith diagonal streaks
on the bark, thiskalopanax tree reallystands out along thehiking course. It is over
30m high, and its trunk
girth is almost 5m.
Kalopanax tree of thissize is rarely seen evennationwide!

First giant tree to meetalong the hiking trail
Japanese Horse Chestnut(Aesculus turbinate)

One of the biggest
Japanese Horse
Chestnut in theTohoku Region stands
at Hyotannma. This
species requires muchwater, and thus, often
seen along the valley.
Even with a hollow atthe base of the trunk,
this tree looks likekeeping its vigor.

5Stands beautiful with Ivy
Chestnut(Castanea crenata)
Trunk girth 457cm
Height16m
Est. Age
400years

In Japan, almost all of
the chestnut trees
were cut down to be
utilized as railroad ties.
This is one of the last
giant chestnut trees
left in Japan. With thecurved and ivyentangled trunk, thistree tells its history thathas survived harshnatural environment.

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Outstanding tree at
SuganumaJapanese Oak(Quercus crispula)
Trunk girth 653cm
Height22m
Est. Age
400years

In the field ofbamboo grass that
leads to Suganuma,
there stands a giant
Japanese oak.
Judging from theshape of the tree,
two oak trees werecombined. It isconsidered that thistree could grow sucha big because there
are no other giant
trees to compete with.

【Tsuta Onsen】
Tsuta Onsen (hot spring) is located in the
deep forest of Japanese beech trees, some
20km away from the downtown of the city ofTowada. As one of Japan’s best hidden hotsprings, the history of Tsuta Onsen dates
back to 12th century. At the only
accommodation facility available in the area,visitors canenjoy historic features of the
コースの所要時間は3時間程度。
“Tsuta Onsen Ryokan”. not only hot watergush out from the bottom plates of thebathtub made of Japanese beech timber.

スタート蔦温泉ビジターセンター

Towada-Hachimantai National Parkto grow this big
4 RareKalopanax

5 Stands beautiful with Ivy

After walk, bathe and relax!

Chestnut(Kalopanax pictus)(Castanea crenata)

Trunk girth 486cm
Height33m
Est. Age
400years
Location
Roughly 100m fromNaganuma

Trunk girth
HeightEst. Age
Location

Tsutanuma Pond
View point of autumn foliage

457cm
16m400years
Near Tsuta Onsen
RyokanStartVisitor Center◀ 45min. ▶
Kagaminuma Pond

Tsutayacho no Mori
Tsuta Onsen
Rest House
Ryokan4Tsukinuma Pond

“Tsutayacho no Mori Rest House”

High densityof beech tree

5WC

Naganuma Pond

It takes roughly 3 hours on foot.

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Hyotannuma Pond

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Spawning Site of3
Suganuma Pond

Rhacophorus arboreus

Skunk Cabbage

Japanese Oak
Trunk girth
HeightEst. Age
Location

653cm
22m
400years
North of Suganuma

A museum of poet
“Keigetsu Omachi” is built in
Tsuta Onsen Ryokan

the tomb stone
1 Guardingof the poet who loved Tsuta

2A small arbour(Quercus crispula)

Before starting the hiking, stop by at thevisitor center (“Tsutayacho no MoriRest House”) built next to the Tsuta
Onsen Ryokan. This facility showssome of the fauna and flora that can beobserved in the hiking course that winds
through marshes (Hyotannuma,Suganuma, Naganuma, Tsukinuma,Kagaminuma and Tsutanuma). Visitors
can also learn about geology and historyof the vicinity. The facility, including theparking, is free of charge. So visit thisinteresting facility and learn about thenature and history before hitting thehiking course!

WC P◀15min.▶

tree at3 Outstanding
Suganuma【Visitor Center】

Beautiful flowers of skunkcabbage can be seen from late
April to beginning of May

Japanese Oak(Quercus crispula)
Trunk girth 518cm
Height23m
Est. Age
400years
御蓋山
Location
5 min. walk from theeast of the parking

Photo by Ministry of the Environment(http://www.env.go.jp/park/towada/photo/a01/b01/c01/a01_b01_c01_p017.html)

giant tree to meet
2 Firstalong the hiking trail

Japanese Horse Chestnut(Aesculus turbinate)
Trunk girth 592cm
Height22 m
Est. Age
300years
Location
North of Hyotannuma

Photo by Ministry of the Environment(http://www.env.go.jp/park/towada/photo/a01/b01/c01/a01_b01_c01_p016.html)