About the Sunset course
Course overview
This course has minimal elevation differences and can be enjoyed by beginners.
Giant cedar trees, Metasequoia, and other coniferous trees can be observed.
Cedar and cypress chips are laid on the road, and you can feel their soft touch on your feet and be soothed by their scent.
Yamato no Osugi (within the Yamato no Mori trail)
With its five separate trunks, this gigantic cedar tree is an eye-catching sight.
It was discovered in 2000 and named “Yamato no Osugi” (Great Cedar of Yamato) in the hope that it will one day become the largest cedar tree in Japan.
The trunk is 16.15 meters in circumference and 40 meters high, and it is still growing. If you stand on the viewing terrace and face this giant tree, you will experience a strong sense of the greatness of nature.
View spot
Wakasugi River
Rest area
Benches available
Forest species
Japanese cedar, Japanese cypress
Forest age: 60-230 years
Understory vegetation
Japanese laurel, East Asian eurya, etc.
Insects and small animals: Hare, deer, wild boar, tanuki (raccoon dogs), bush warblers, pheasants, wood pigeons, warbling white-eye
Course information
| Total distance | Approx. 1.75km (round-trip) |
|---|---|
| Altitude | Approx. 598m |
| Elevation difference | 63m |
| Topography | Mountainous terrain |
| Slope | Average:7.4% Min.3.0% Max.15.6% |
| Road surface conditions | Woodchip (some dirt/gravel roads) |
| Restroom | Upper level of the parking lot at Wakasugi Worship Hall |
