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Taro-sugi (Taro Cedar)

Japanese: 太郎杉(たろうすぎ)

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Highlights

  • Known as the largest cedar on Mt. Amagi and a natural monument of Shizuoka Prefecture.
  • Estimated to be over 400 years old, 53 m tall with a trunk 9.6 m around.
  • It stands in the Mt. Amagi Natural Recreation Forest (Showa-no-Mori), and you can walk to it while enjoying forest bathing.

Contact & basic information

Location静岡県伊豆市湯ヶ島(天城山自然休養林内)
ContactForestry Agency, Izu Forest Office 0558-74-2522
VisitingOpen access
ParkingUse the parking at Roadside Station "Amagigoe"
AccessAbout 45–50 min by bus from Shuzenji Station, get off at "Showa-no-Mori Kaikan"

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