650-year-old pine tree cut down

650-year-old pine tree cut down

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Workers begin cutting down a 650-year-old pine tree, with a girth of 7 meters, at Entsuji Temple in Utazu, Kagawa Prefecture, on April 26. Wood from the worm-eaten tree will be made into prayer beads to give followers.

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