Akiba no Kuromatsu Black Pine

What it is

• A large Japanese black pine tree, Akiba no Kuromatsu.
• Estimated to be about 300 years old.
• Designated a Tokyo Natural Monument in 1963.
• One of the largest pine trees in Tokyo.

What to see

• The tree stands about 17 meters tall.
• Its trunk circumference is about 4 meters.
• Main trunk spreads branches 7 meters from the ground.
• A small Akiba Shrine is at the base of the tree.
• Located on a plateau near the Tama River.

Getting there

• Accessible by foot from Denenchofu Station.

Notes written by Japan Gems from facts in Japanese Wikipedia.