Category:

Municipally Designated Natural Monument

Title:

Fumonin no kyara

The Japanese Yew of Fumonin Temple

普門院のキャラ

No. of features:

One tree

Designated:

March 8, 1969

Location:

2-402 Onaricho, Omiya Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of Fumonin Temple

Description:

  This Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata var. nana)  is located on the left-hand side of the main temple building’s front garden. It stood 2.3 meters tall at the time of designation and had a base circumference of 0.63 meters.

The tree lacks a primary trunk and is instead comprised of many reaching branches. Its canopy spreads like a heavy cloud, creating a sense of stability in its form.  

Associated Texts:

(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.

Please be courteous towards other visitors, locals, and the sites’ owners/curators when visiting these cultural properties.

Inquiries (Japanese only)

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

TEL：048-829-1723 FAX：048-829-1989

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