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Jomon cedar, Yakushima island, Kagoshima prefecture, Japan photo

Jomon cedar, Yakushima island, Kagoshima prefecture

Jomon Cedar (Jomon Sugi), also known as Daio Sugi (Emperor Cedar) is the oldest and largest of nearly 2,000 old-growth sugi trees on Yakushima, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and it is estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old.

Yakushima's unique remnant of a warm-temperate ancient forest has no known records of past tree cutting.

The "pristine" Yakusugi Forest is visited by 300,000 tourists every year.

SOURCE: Courtesy of Japan National Tourism Organization, used with permission.

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