MURAKUMO PlNE(SPECIALLY
PROTECTED BY THE PREFECTURE).
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Believed to be over three hundred years old,
the tree has a trunk measuring 2 meters round
at its thickest part. At a height of about l
meter from the ground, the tree divides and
spreads out sideways. The total length measures
35 meters, and it was named the Murakumo Pine
(cloud-cluster pine) from the way in which it
spreads around the shrine building.
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TENRYO HITA MUSEUM
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Approximately 450 items showing the prosperity
of Hita's merchant culture from the early Edo
Period to the early Meiji Period (deeds of
wealthy Hita merchants, the writings and
drawings of learned men of the time, pledges
sealed with blood, etc.) are on display. The
display is changed every few months to make the
most of the content.
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HIROSE MUSEUM
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The Hirose family produced a number of
outstanding members from its ranks: Gekka,
Toshu, Tokiko and Kyubei, not to mention Tanso.
Inside the museum, the Hirose family display
articles, and outside is a lovely, old-fashioned
courtyard.
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