The Great Ginkgo Tree of Myokoji Temple
A ginkgo tree believed to have been planted in 1474. Designated a prefectural natural monument since 1970.
The great ginkgo tree at Myōkōji Temple is a large female ginkgo located on the western side of the temple grounds and is designated as a Prefectural Natural Monument. Its trunk circumference at breast height is 5.5 meters, its branch spread is approximately 20 meters, and its height is 26 meters.
- Area
- Tannan
- Category
- History & Culture Temples & Shrines
- Preferences
- Open before 9 AM Open after 5 PM
Information
- Address (in Japanese)
- 福井県越前市西庄境町10-18
- Getting There
- From Happirain Fukui Takefu Station, take the Fukutetsu Bus Mizuma Line and get off at Nishisho-sakai. It's right there.
- Car Park
- No
