Large camphor tree at Owase Shrine [prefecturally designated natural monument]
At the entrance to Owase Shrine, facing the road close to Owase Station, two large camphor trees overlap each other's branches to form a single canopy. The Kishu Domain survey ledger from 1636 records that the trunk circumference was 6m, so it is understandable why it is estimated to be over 1000 years old. This tree has experienced such historic natural disasters, and you can feel its history as kounogi has protected the shrine since ancient times. In January 1937 (Showa 12)...
