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Japan's largest camphor tree, 24 metres around, stands in the shrine at the centre of the samurai settlement.
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The Kamo Camphor Tree is a giant camphor tree in the precinct of Kamo Hachiman Shrine in Kamikutoku, Kamocho, Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture. A National Special Natural Monument. It is about 30 meters high, with a trunk circumference of 24.2 meters at 1.3 meters above ground, a root circumference of 33.5 meters, and a cavity about 13 square meters (the size of 8 tatami mats) in the trunk; its age is estimated at about 1,500 years (as of 2011 (Heisei 23)).
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Founded / opened：Edo period Highlights / collection：Largest camphor tree in Japan, Town plan of samurai residences Genre：Architecture, Outdoor art and land art
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