Category:

Municipally Designated Natural Monument

Title:

Kongoin no shinoki

The Castanopsis Tree of Kongoin Temple

金剛院のシイノキ

No. of features:

One tree

Designated:

February 13, 1976

Location:

Kongoin Temple, 1-758 Nisshincho, Kita Ward

Owner:

The religious juridical person of Kongoin Temple

Description:

At the time of this tree’s designation, it measured 13 meters tall, with a trunk circumference of 3.2 meters and a base circumference of 4.7 meters.

Four large trees stand in a row that stretches from north to south between the temple gate and the main hall. Three of these trees, excluding the ginkgo, are designated cultural properties.

This Castanopsis tree stands closest to the main hall. Its branches are concentrated on the north side because of its proximity to the neighboring Japanese torreya. When the temple’s main hall caught fire, this tree also suffered damage and its main trunk was scorched black. This has not affected the tree's growth and it is in good condition. However, in recent years, some of the branches were cut down in order to make way for the reconstruction of the main hall.

Associated Texts:

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

Please be courteous towards other visitors, locals, and the site’s owners/curators when visiting this cultural property.

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/p000591.html