3,000-Year-Old Yakusugi Cedar Toppled by Typhoon Shanshan; Storm Also Caused Landslides, Blocked Roads on Yakushima Island

The Yomiuri Shimbun
12:23 JST,
September 3, 2024
YAKUSHIMA, Kagoshima – Among the damage caused across Japan by Typhoon Shanshan was the toppling of the 3,000-year-old Yayoi Cedar in Shiratani Unsuikyo Ravine on Yakushima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture.
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