Ginkgo · November
Kitakanegasawa Ginkgo
Starts in ~2 wksCountryside
北金ヶ沢のイチョウ · Ginkgo · Northern Japan
Photos あおもりくま(Aomorikuma) (CC BY-SA 3.0) · 掬茶 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · あおもりくま (CC BY-SA 3.0) — via Wikimedia Commons
About this spot
A national natural monument and the largest ginkgo in Japan by girth, with a trunk about 22 m round. Said to be over 1,000 years old, its hanging aerial roots look like a forest of pillars. It is lit up at night while the leaves are out. Free.
Getting there
Nearest station
10 min walk from Kitakanegasawa Station (JR Gono Line)
Address
Kitakanegasawa, Fukaura, Nishitsugaru, Aomori
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北金ヶ沢のイチョウ
