The biggest known tree in Japan, as measured by girth in Kagoshima prefecture.This massive camphor tree known as \"Kamo no Ohkusu\" (\"Giant Camphor Tree of Kamo\") is on the grounds of the Yahata Shrine. It has a trunk circumference of 24.2 meters (79 feet), a root circumference of about 40 meters (130 feet), a diameter of about 4.5 (15 feet) and a height of 30 meters (98 feet). It is believed to be between 1,500 and 3,000 years old.