Muku Kamishiro [Powerswood]
Muku Kamishiro
| The power of wood | Spreading talents, warding off evil, maintaining balance |
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Kamishiro Mura was buried deep underground due to the eruption of Mt. Chokai, which is on the border between Akita and Yamagata prefectures.
Approximately 2,500 years ago, the summit of Mt. Chokai collapsed in a horseshoe shape, and the white-fleshed mulberry tree was buried underground, turning a pale brown, making it a rare tree.
There are very few mulberry trees, and good quality wood has been used for shrines and temples since ancient times.
Furthermore, due to its majestic shape and the unusual appearance of its trunks, it is often designated as a natural monument or sacred tree.
Jindai Muku was buried deep in the ground after the eruption of Mt. Chokai, on the border of Akira and Yamagata prefectures..
It is a very rare tree that was buried in the ground about 2500 years when the area near the summit of Mt. Chokai collapsed in a horseshoe shape and the white color change in a pale brown.
There are very few Muku (oriental elm) and since ancient time those of high quality are been used to build shrines and temples.
In addition, the tree is often designated as a natural monument or a sacred tree, because of its majestic shape and trunk, which tend to be deformed.
