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 |