Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree
The Rock-Breaking (or Rock-Splitting) Cherry Tree (石割桜, Ishiwarizakura) is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder in front of the district courthouse in Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan. It is a ten-minute walk from Morioka Station.
The tree measures 4.3 meters around the base, and is approximately 10 meters in height. It was proclaimed a Natural Treasure of Japan in 1923.[1]
References[]
- ^ "Ishiwarizakura ( The Rock-Splitting Cherry Tree ) ( Morioka City )". A Trip to Iwate. Iwate Prefecture Tourism Portal. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
External links[]
Media related to Ishiwari-zakura at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 39°42′14″N 141°09′04″E / 39.70389°N 141.15111°E
See also[]
Categories:
- Tourist attractions in Iwate Prefecture
- Cherry blossom
- Individual trees in Japan
- Morioka, Iwate
- Iwate geography stubs
- Tree stubs