Ginkgo · December
Hibiya Park Kubikake Ginkgo
Starts in ~5 wksPark
日比谷公園 首かけイチョウ · Ginkgo · Tokyo Area
Photos Kakidai (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Another Believer (CC BY-SA 4.0) — via Wikimedia Commons
About this spot
The "neck-wager ginkgo" stood in the way of a road widening when the park was being laid out, and moving a tree that size was thought impossible. The park's designer Honda Seiroku had it moved here anyway, staking his neck on its survival — which is how it got the name. It is said to be about 400 years old. Free.
Getting there
Nearest station
2 min walk from Hibiya Station (Hibiya, Chiyoda and Mita lines)
Address
1-6 Hibiyakoen, Chiyoda, Tokyo
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日比谷公園 首かけイチョウ
