Registration Date：1924.12.9
The fifth largest camphor tree in Japan
There is a water mill and souvenir store in Kawagoe's Ookusu Park.
Rice is milled with the power of a waterwheel.
Rice milling in the water mill shed
A statue of Kannon is enshrined on the trunk.
A park with the impressive Kawagoe camphor tree and water mill.
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At the Tametomo-kan in Kawagoe's Ookusu Park, fresh vegetables and processed goods are sold. Also, "water mill rice" is produced in the park's water mill shed.
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Description
During the Edo period (1603-1867), when the Tokugawa Shogunate ruled Japan, the Takeo area was a post town where samurai stayed. This camphor tree towers over the center of the town, and is the fifth largest tree in all of Japan. It is estimated to be 3,000 years old. The trunk of this camphor tree had a Buddha image carved into it. Legend has it that this Buddha image was carved by Gyoki, who traveled all over Japan during the Nara Period (710-784) to support the construction of the Great Buddha statue in Nara. Today, the image is enshrined in the temple next to the tree. An Inari shrine has also been enshrined in the hollow of the tree.
Cultural property information
【Opening hours】
Park: open for tours 24 hours a day (no trespassing inside the fence); Teahouse: 9:00-17:00
【Closing day】
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【Fee】
free
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