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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