This is a sacred Camphor tree located at the Meiji shrine in Japan. In Japan sacred trees have thick ropes around their trunks. This sacred tree has a special wishing wall surrounding its trunk. The idea is to write a prayer or wish on a small wooden tablet and hang it on one of the pegs on this wall. The Shinto priests then pray for all of the wishes on the tablets.
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Meiji Shrine wishing tree in Japan
This is a sacred Camphor tree located at the Meiji shrine in Japan. In Japan sacred trees have thick ropes around their trunks. This sacred tree has a special wishing wall surrounding its trunk. The idea is to write a prayer or wish on a small wooden tablet and hang it on one of the pegs on this wall. The Shinto priests then pray for all of the wishes on the tablets.
Alishan Sacred Tree II - Taiwan
About nine years ago the largest and most revered tree in Taiwan - the "Alishan Sacred tree" - fell.
“To pass down the legacy of the now fallen Alishan Sacred Tree, the Forestry Bureau, Chiayi County Government, and the Tourism Bureau co-organized the “Balloting Campaign for Alishan Sacred Tree II,” through which this giant tree received most votes and was thus given the name ‘Alishan Sianglin Sacred Tree’ on January 1, 2007.”
Species: Taiwan Red Cypress
Chamaecyparis formosensis Matsum
Circumference: 12.3m
Height: 45m
Age: About 2,300 years old
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