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Fujisato petrified wood

Oshu City

Southern Iwate

Nature / Scenery

A petrified redwood tree located near Atago Shrine in Atagoyama Natural Park. It is 12 million years old and blows out of the Inase Volcanic Formation, a sandy pseudoash mixed with andesite rocks. That part alone has a diameter of 1.3 meters and a height of 4 meters, making it the second largest tree in the prefecture after the petrified tree of Nebaru.
Take the Esashi Municipal Bus Ide-Kojitani-Kuchizawa Line (via Kami-Ide) to Fujisato bus stop, get off at the JR Tohoku Shinkansen Mizusawa-Esashi Station, take the Iwate Prefectural Transportation Esashi Bus bound for Fujiwara no Sato, get off at the Esashi Bus Center bus stop, and transfer.

Location
〒023-1172 Fujisato Ishinada, Esashi Ward, Oshu City, Iwate Prefecture
Inquiries
Contact name: Oshu City Tourism and Products Association Esashi Branch

Phone number: 0197-35-2111

FAX number: 0197-35-3476
Website
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Other
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Route 1: Mizusawa Esashi Station → [10 minutes by bus] Esashi Municipal Bus Idekojitani Kuchizawa Line (via Kami-Ide) Fujisato bus stop → [30 minutes on foot] Fujisato Petrified Wood
Route 2: Mizusawa IC → [30 minutes by car] Fujisato Petrified Wood
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