page_title: Great sugi of Kayano
hierarchical_section_title: Great sugi of Kayano
caption_attribution_description: English: Kayano Ōsugi (Great sugi of Kayano), Cryptomeria japonica, on the right side, the height is 60 meters approx. and perimeter is 9.6 meters at height of human chest, judged age 2,300 years in 1928. one of three on the left, total four in the shrine. Other three's perimeter are 8.8m,6.65m and 7.8m respectively. 日本語: 石川県加賀市にある栢野大杉
context_page_description: The great sugi of Kayano is a Cryptomeria tree at Yamanaka Onsen in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. One of the four trees believed to be sacred in the precincts of the Sugawara Shrine, it has received the distinction of designation as a Special Natural Monument from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.
  The tree stands 54.8 m tall. At the base, it measures 11.5 m in circumference and 3.41 m across. At chest height, it is 9.6 m around and 3.0 m across. The tree splits into two trunks 4.9 m above ground level. In 1928, Professor Manabu Miyoshi of Tokyo Imperial University estimated the age of the tree to be 2,300 years.
  The other three are 8.8 m, 6.65 m and 7.8 m at chest height and natural monument of Ishikawa Prefecture.
  Jōmon period artifacts unearthed near the shrine establish that human habitation predates recorded history. Warriors including members of the Taira, Minamoto, Asakura, and the Togashi clan are said to have come to the shrine. In 1947, on the occasion of the second National Sports Festival of Japan, Emperor Shōwa visited the great sugi.
context_section_description: The great sugi of Kayano (栢野大杉, Kayano Ōsugi) is a Cryptomeria (Sugi) tree at Yamanaka Onsen in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. One of the four trees believed to be sacred in the precincts of the Sugawara Shrine, it has received the distinction of designation as a Special Natural Monument from the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan.
  The tree stands 54.8 m tall. At the base, it measures 11.5 m in circumference and 3.41 m across. At chest height, it is 9.6 m around and 3.0 m across. The tree splits into two trunks 4.9 m above ground level. In 1928, Professor Manabu Miyoshi  of Tokyo Imperial University estimated the age of the tree to be 2,300 years.
  The other three are 8.8 m, 6.65 m and 7.8 m at chest height and natural monument of Ishikawa Prefecture.
  Jōmon period artifacts unearthed near the shrine establish that human habitation predates recorded history. Warriors including members of the Taira, Minamoto, Asakura, and the Togashi (富樫氏) clan are said to have come to the shrine. In 1947, on the occasion of the second National Sports Festival of Japan (held in Ishikawa Prefecture), Emperor Shōwa (then known as Hirohito) visited the great sugi.
caption: Great sugi (right)
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