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Legendary Giant Tree of Yakushima

Nov 18, 201750 min
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In ancient times, Japan was once covered with trees. Traces of this primordial forest still remain in the deep, untouched woods of Yakushima Island, Japan's first World Heritage Site. A prime example is the Jomon Sugi, a large Japanese cedar that is more than 2,000

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"Legendary Giant Tree of Yakushima" is episode 5 of NHK WORLD PRIME season 1. It aired on November 18, 2017.