18th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Travel
shishijima's huge camphor tree
A 1,200-year-old camphor tree on the Setouchi island of Shishijima. Even after a landslide buried half of its trunk in the ground, it still stands and stretches out its branches. The islanders preserve the tree and continue to live with it.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 11.2018 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2020 |
Photo Location: | Japan |
Camera: | Canon EOS 5D Mark II |
Copyright: | © Moriya Kohama |