A-BOMBED-CAMPHOR TREE

A-BOMBED-CAMPHOR TREE

Camphor tree taken after the bombing, September 1945, Photo: Yoshito Matsushige, Collection:Photo Archives of Japan, Ownership: Chugoku Shimbun, **Editorial use only, commercial use not possible**, Credit: Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

Nagasaki's symbolic camphor trees

Nagasaki's symbolic camphor trees

NAGASAKI, Japan - One of two big camphor trees at the Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki City which withstood the 1945 atomic bombing is photographed on May 24, 2014. There are fears the trees, located about 1 kilometer from ground zero, will collapse as their insides are becoming hollowed out due to the aftereffects of the bombing as well as overgrown branches and leaves.

Heart-shaped camphor tree

Heart-shaped camphor tree

OKAYAMA, Japan - Photo taken March 7, 2013, shows a camphor tree, which appears heart shaped from a certain angle, in Bizen, Okayama Prefecture. The tree was planted in 1926 by then Crown Prince Hirohito, posthumously known as Emperor Showa.

Residents woo new settlers to revive western Japan island

Residents woo new settlers to revive western Japan island

Photo taken July 31, 2017, shows a 1,200-year-old camphor tree on Shishi Island, western Japan. The tree is expected to be a tourist attraction on the tiny island in the Seto Inland Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Seeds of atomic-bombed camphor trees planted

Seeds of atomic-bombed camphor trees planted

SHIMABARA, Japan - Shiori Terada (2nd from R), 16, a second-year student at Nagasaki Prefectural Shimabara Senior High School, and her friends tell a picture-card story to nursery school children at Osanago-En in Shimabara, Nagasaki Prefecture, about two camphor trees that were hit by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 9, 1945. (Kyodo)

Miyajima Island,Aki

Miyajima Island,Aki

The red Grand Torii Gate of Itsukushima Shinto Shrine (Important Cultural Asset) is recognized around the world as a symbol of Japan. The current gate, the eighth built since the Heian Period, was completed in 1875. It is approximately 16m tall, and the horizontal part, called 'kasagi,' is approximately 24m long. The posts are made from camphor logs. Sailboats (with rudders showing) and sculls are visible.==Date:1904, Place:Miyajima, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐9‐0]

Hiranotaisha shrine

Hiranotaisha shrine

The formal name is Kumata Shinto Shrine. It was built by the son and grandson of Sakanoueno Tamuramaro. The main object of worship is Susanoo. It is known for its old gingko and camphor trees in the approach and shrine compounds, as well as for the Buddha, pictures and other shrine treasures.==Date:unknown, Place:Osaka, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number19‐14‐0]

A-bombed tree in Nagasaki

A-bombed tree in Nagasaki

File photo taken in May 2014 shows a camphor tree at Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki city, southwestern Japan, which survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing. Japanese singer Masaharu Fukuyama, a native of Nagasaki, has collected about 4.5 million yen in donations to help the city conserve the tree. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Nagasaki A-bombed tree

Nagasaki A-bombed tree

File photo taken in May 2014 shows a camphor tree at the Sanno Shrine in Nagasaki city, which survived the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing that occurred 1 kilometer away. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo