Kumano Hongu Ginkgo [Powerswood]

Kumano Hongu Ginkgo

This tree is found in Hongu, Hongu-cho, Tanabe City, Wakayama Prefecture, where Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine is located.
Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine is the center of the Kumano Sanzan (Hongu, Hayatama, and Nachi Taisha), and is the head shrine of the more than 4,700 Kumano shrines across the country.
The main deity worshipped here is Ketsumi Miko no Okami, who is the same deity as Susanoo no Mikoto in Japanese mythology.
It is the ginkgo trees at this main shrine that make the Kumano Kodo trail so colorful during the autumn foliage season.
In addition, the large ginkgo tree estimated to be 400 years old in the grounds of Hosenji Temple in Fukujo, near Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, is a town designated monument. Ginkgo trees are said to be a "living fossil" that has existed for about 200 million years and are a symbol of longevity.

Is this Hongu ginkgo tree that makes the Kumano road vivid during the autumn season.
In addition the 400year old ginkgo tree is the precints of Hosenji Temple in Fukusada, near Kumano Hongu Taisha, is designated as a natural monument of the town.
The circumference of the trunk is 5.3mt and the height is 22 mt.
It is a 4 mt high from the base and has a several trunks and is also called "1000 branchginkgo tree".
Originally ginkgo tree gave existed for about 200 million years and are said to be a symbol of longevity that`s why is said to be called the living fossil.