Great Oak of Fukasawa - Akiruno

The oak tree is a mysterious large tree. It looks like a person depending on the angle. Like the picture! God is in the house. I can only see this angle.

A large oak tree that is said to be over 300 years old. The appearance of thick branches spread out in the sky and rooted on a large limestone is very mysterious. About 35 minutes by car from Musashi Gokaichi Station. Also, I often came because it was near my relative's house.

I am impressed by the thickness of the trunk, the spread and size of the branches! The climb is short but narrow, and there are bamboo shoots left in the middle of the road, but it's worth a look! I wish I could improve and advertise it together with the nearby Millennium Cedar.

5 minutes after climbing the steep slope of the cedar forest, Daegu appeared. For some reason, the rocks are exposed there, and a splendid ridge with good branching stands to hold the rocks. Worth seeing.

"Big oak of Fukasawa mountain dakima" It is the largest oak tree in the Tokyo (having a trunk circumference) with a trunk circumference of about 6.5m (a vulture standing on a limestone outcrop), and is designated as a conservation tree in Akiruno City. The crown (the spread of the branches in the horizontal direction) is about 27m at the maximum, and the tree age is considered to be at least 300 years. Since standing on the exposed limestone gives the impression of hugging the whole mountain, people in the local Fukasawa area have been It came to be called "Oh oak". One of the city's leading power spots. From the small ridge with large oak, you can overlook the mountains and villages in the Fukasawa area, and you can go around the large oak. Access to the large oak was only a rough ridge road like a beast road until a few years ago, but the information board by the people of the local Fukazawa district and volunteers who agreed to the creation of the local blessing forest promoted by Akiruno City There are walking paths such as stairs and stairs, and you can reach the large oak in 5-10 minutes on foot from the road. For this reason, more hikers have recently been visiting this great oak. In addition, the Himeyama, Ome, and Kinpira ridges that extend from the direction of Hinodeyama toward Itsukaichi, and the hiking route down to this large oak are also maintained by local Fukazawa people and volunteers. By using this route, more and more hikers are visiting Oka from Fukazawa Ajisai and Kinpirasan. It is an image like a very big bonsai. If you climb the mountain path without looking too high, you will see the cliffs and giant trees of Dawn and limestone in front of you. You can also go around the circumference. Even with the same limestone, the rock atmosphere is completely different, so the impression of the great oak is rough, gentle, godly, and various impressions. Around May, the new leaves are red and shine as if they were autumn leaves. Please feel the power of the earth 200 million years ago.

It stands on the edge of the cliff. While walking along the Konpira ridge from Musashi-Itsukaichi Station toward Mt. I tried. Although there is a road, there is no indication of distance or time, there is no course on the mountaineering chart, and if I was down, I passed the branch, but I was able to return to the original and safely arrive. It has a large trunk around 6.5m and a height of 20m, and since it hasn't been touched by humans, it seems to be in a natural state. It's pretty overwhelming to see it nearby. By the way, since it is surrounded by a rope, you cannot directly touch it.

The magnificent branch swing that feels the power of nature was very nice. The climb is not steep but not very well maintained.

You can see the oak tree as if it grew up from a rock. I climb a little mountain to see it, so I think I will sweat lightly even in early spring.