The Giant Maple Tree of Oihara

The Giant Maple Tree of Oihara

Here is the abandoned tree, the haikyo tree as I like to call it, clinging onto a little wall. Oihara having been a living village until the late 1950s, the maple was there in its midst. It must have been the village chief, emblem, god, the spirit of the forest and probably also a playground.

Author: Jordy Meow — Read on https://offbeatjapan.com/giant-maple-tree-oihara/