Omiya no matsu

This pine tree was one of the settings for the Meiji era newspaper novel "Konjiki Yasha." It is the setting for a famous scene in the novel, where the protagonist Kan'ichi Hazama says goodbye to his fiancee, Omiya. Nearby, there is a statue of Kan'ichi and Omiya created by sculptor Hiroaki Tateno (1916-2005), as well as a monument to "Showa Yasha." The current pine tree was planted in 1966 as the second Omiya pine tree.