【Age】:
Over 100 years

【height】:20m

Around
the trunk
】:2.5m

【Distance from
hypocenter】
 :1,120m


Shooting date
2012.4.7
2012.11.23
2019.8.12
2023.11.19

A-bombed Tree

Ginkgo
(Hosenbo Temple)
  3-3, Teramachi, Naka-ku , Hiroshima (Hosenbo Temple)

  (2012.4.7)
  Ginkgo biloba is said to have prevented a temple fire from the atomic bomb.
Ginkgo has traditionally played a role in fire protection.
When reconstructing the main hall in 1993, there was a plan to cut this tree,
but because there were more opinions left, it was left.
The staircase is designed to wrap up ginkgo biloba and is designed to show that people take care of this tree.
 

(2012.11.23)
Autumn is the most beautiful season for ginkgo.
Since the amount of leaves is small, it is not luxurious, but it has a beautiful yellow color.
If the blue sky was more beautiful, it would have been a more beautiful color.
 
 
  (2019.8.12)
 
  Visited on a day with strong summer sunshine.
It had countless leaves to provide shade to the people and was still wearing blue "ginnan"(Ginkgo fruit).
The bark's cork is solid and seems to be fine.
 
 
(2023.11.19)
This is the best time to enjoy the autumn leaves, which are yellow all over.
The evening light was strong and hit the leaves, giving them a golden glow.
 
 


 <How to visit>

Please check the map on the left.
Get on the tram from Yokogawa Station and get off at the “Betsuinmae” stop. Cross the pedestrian crossing to the east, go east on the immediate road, turn right at the next corner and you will see a ginkgo on the right
.

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