Tsukubasan Shrine , the massive "Great Cedar" and "Couple Cedars," both 800 years old, tower overhead in Ibaraki , JAPAN

Tsukubasan Shrine , the massive "Great Cedar" and "Couple Cedars," both 800 years old, tower overhead in Ibaraki , JAPAN

Tsukubasan Shrine is an ancient shrine that reveres Mount Tsukuba—a sacred peak with a history of worship spanning over three thousand years—as its object of devotion.

Within the shrine precincts tower two massive trees: the "Great Cedar"—a sacred tree estimated to be around 800 years old—and the "Married Couple Cedars," also approximately 800 years old.