Sugi no Osugi

Sugi no Osugi (杉の大スギ), also known as "Osugi-san" by locals, is the world's tallest Japanese Cedar (Cryptomeria japonica) and is said to be over 3000 years old.

[1] It is located within the grounds of Yasaka Jinja in Ōtoyo, Kōchi Prefecture on Shikoku island in Japan.

Sugi no Osugi actually consists of two separate trees, “Minami Osugi” (“South Giant Cedar”), and “Kita Osugi” (“North Giant Cedar”) merged at the roots.

As such it is sometimes collectively referred to as “Meoto Sugi” (“Wedded Cedar”).

[1] Based upon legends of its planting by Susanoo-no-Mikoto, Sugi no Osugi's estimated age is said to be over 3000 years old.