A Japan Photo per Day – Old Japanese stories, the Octopus Cedar

13 April 2011 on Muza-chan's Gate to Japan Posted in: Culture & Traditions    

On Mount Takao 「高尾山」, near the Monkey Park, there is an old cedar, over 500 years old, whose roots resemble the tentacles of an octopus. Hence, it bears the name tako-sugi, octopus cedar. The...
 
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