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Precious Wood Spots in Saitama Area

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  • Tsuchiya Shrine Sacred Cedar
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Sakado-shi Asabano 2-2-11
    A giant tree withing Tsuchiya Shrine near the border of Tsurugashima City. The tree is over 1000 years old and supports a circumference of 8.5 meters at height of eye around the trunk. In 1948 it was declared a Designated Natural Monument of Saitama Prefecture. Tsuchiya Shrine was established over and enshrines an ancient scallop shell shaped kofun tomb that dates back to the early 7th century and is believed to have been for a local ruler. The main burial chamber of the tomb is below the main hall of the temple.
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  • Yononodai Kaya
    Travel / Tourism
    Saitama Pref. Saitamashi Chuou-ku Suzuya 4-chome
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Saitama City / Central Part Around Kawagoe West Around Chichibu East Northern
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Eclipsed by neighboring Tokyo, Saitama is often branded as the sleepy suburbs. However, look a little deeper and you’ll uncover quaint towns bursting with history and crafts from the kurazukuri Edo-period clay houses of Kawagoe to the ancient tree-enveloped temples of Chichibu.

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