‘stone splitting’ cherrytree
The Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree is an approximately 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a crack in a granite boulder. It is located in front of the district courthouse in Morioka, the capital of Iwate Prefecture in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 400-year-old cherry tree growing out of a granite boulder in Morioka, Iwate in northern Japan
- Also known as: “Rock-Breaking Cherry Tree”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morioka Castle and Iwate Prefecture Public Hall.
Morioka Castle
Castle
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morioka Castle is a hirayama-style Japanese castle constructed in 1611. It was the seat of the Nanbu clan, a tozama daimyō clan who ruled over Morioka Domain, Mutsu Province in the Tōhoku region of northern Japan during the Edo period Tokugawa shogunate. Morioka Castle is situated 420 metres south of ‘stone splitting’ cherrytree.
Iwate Prefecture Public Hall
Theater building
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwate Prefecture Public Hall is a theater building, which is situated 200 metres southeast of ‘stone splitting’ cherrytree.
Iwate Prefecturall Hall
Theater building
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Iwate Prefecturall Hall is a theater building, which is situated 300 metres east of ‘stone splitting’ cherrytree.
‘stone splitting’ cherrytree
- Categories: remarkable tree and tourism
- Location: Morioka, Iwate, Tohoku, Japan, East Asia, Asia
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.70379° or 39° 42′ 14″ northLongitude
141.15123° or 141° 9′ 4″ eastOpen location code
8RF3P532+GFOpenStreetMap ID
node 6765472585OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q11585194
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Japanese—“‘stone splitting’ cherrytree” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “石割櫻”
- German: “‘Stein spaltender’ Kirschbaum”
- Japanese: “石割桜”
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Highlights include 盛岡地方裁判所・盛岡家庭裁判所 and 盛岡市地方検察庁.
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