ENG/PL When you visit Mt. Haguro there is no chance you will miss the oldests Five-storied Pagoda in all of Tohoku. When Haguro Town was amalgamated into Tsuruoka in 2005, the city became one of the only municipalites in Japan, let alone the world, to possess two Five-storied Pagodas, the other located at Zenpoji. You will see it when you pass the Grandpa Cedar Tree, called Jijisugi,1000 year old and 43-meter high, the oldest cedar tree in the forest surrounding Mt. Haguro. Pagoda was originally constructed during the Heian Period (794-1185), and the current structure is believed to have been rebuilt in 1372. Some interesting info about pagoda: ✔ it preserves the original natural colour of the wood in what is called Shirakizukuri (bare wood construction) ✔ no nails were used in its construction ✔ each roof has been built in an ancient Japanese style called Kokerabuki (a roof covering made with a layer of thin wooden shingles made of cypress) ✔ unlike other pagodas found in Japan each roof is the same size (this way only the top roof has to counteract the weight of the snow, which sometimes can accumulate even up to 3 meters!) ✔ people from the province would for centuries take turns climbing the pagoda and clearing the snow from the roof ✔ pagoda is 29.9 meters high ✔ it has an earthquake dampening system inside, it's in a form of a huge swinging pendulum counteracting shakes and swaying to prevent the tower from collapsing ✔ it was designated as a National Treasure in 1966 Quite interesting story for a building in the deep forest, don't you think? I am always impressed by such news about something that many people rarely pay attention to. The history and nature are amazing!❤💚 ........................................................... Polish in the comments, because we know I love writing😅 ........................................................... #日本 #山形県 #羽黒山 #japan #japan_travel_story #myjapan #wheninjapan #japanguide #japantravel #daily_photo_jpn #photooftheday #travelstories #travel #travelphotography #nature #naturephotography #hiking #mountains #mountainlover #japanfolk #traveltime #traveler #naturepower #naturemagic #travelove #travel (w: 国宝 羽黒山五重塔) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNjrKIHjO5O/?igshid=1pe4jphnt168w