Category:

Municipally Designated Natural Monument

Title:

Owada no goyomatsu (higashi)

The Japanese White Pine of Eastern Owada

大和田の五葉松（東）

No. of features:

One tree

Designated:

December 9, 1961

Location:

2-chome Owadacho, Minuma Ward

Owner:

Under private ownership

Description:

This Japanese white pine (Pinus parviflora) had a height of 5.7 meters, a trunk circumference of 1.4 meters, and a base circumference of 2.3 meters at the time of designation.

Although it’s believed that the western and eastern “Japanese White Pines of Owada” were planted at the same time, this specimen has thicker needles and a paler green color than its western counterpart. These qualities have earned it the nickname “shimofuri-goyomatsu”;  the “Frosted Japanese White Pine”.

This tree’s relatively straight main trunk and evenly distributed branches give it a well-balanced figure. 

Associated Texts:

(1965). “Cultural Properties in Omiya”. Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

(1970). “Designated Cultural Properties in Omiya City”. Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

(1971). “Designated Cultural Properties in Omiya City”. Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

(1987). “Cultural Properties in Omiya” (vol. 3). Omiya Municipal Board of Education.

This cultural property is not available for public viewing.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

Cultural Heritage Preservation Division, Department of Lifelong Learning, Board of Education Secretariat　

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

https://www.city.saitama.jp/004/005/006/001/005/002/003/p000549.html