Shirahata Ginkgo Tree

The tree is about 230 years old, about 23 meters tall, and has a circumference at breast height of about 12 meters.
It is also called Sakasaicho (meaning “upside-down ginkgo” in Japanese) because, as legend has it, when Masamune Date, a general in the Warring States period, marched into Komagamine, he thrust a ginkgo whip he was carrying into the ground upside down and it took root.
The tree has been designated as a natural monument of Fukushima Prefecture.
In ordinary years, the colors usually begin to change in mid-November and are at their best from late November to early December.

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Telephone: 0244-62-4477 (Shinchi Town Education and General Affairs Division)

Address: Komagamine Hakubo, Shinchi Town, Soma County, Fukushima Prefecture

Transportation: A 5-minute drive from the Shinchi Interchange on the Joban Expressway
A 12-minute drive from Shinchi Station on the Joban Line
A 71-minute walk from Shinchi Station on the Joban Line
A 6-minute drive from Komagamine Station
A 22-minute walk from Komagamine Station

Website: https://www.shinchi-town.jp/soshiki/3/shiseki-shirahataicho.html

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Shirahata Ginkgo Tree

Shirahata Ginkgo Tree

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