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Tadasunomori (literally, rectifying in the forest) forest is in the southern premises of Shimogamojinja Shrine, 124,000 square meters, and it's approximately 600 trees of some 40 kinds of species. Once upon a time, I do not identify which times, but it is said that the forest have had 4,950,000 square meters land which is about 40 times larger than present days.
Although the forest shows signs of ancient composition of trees, my concern is that 1) There are too many camphor trees which are not endemic trees planted after Muroto typhoon (1934). 2) Also, there are too many young maple trees for the sake of being a famous spot for the beautiful coloured leaves. 3)There is a dried up spring which has been forgotten for years. And 4) Evanescence of the subtle and profound what the forest should have essentially.
In the chapter of Suma of the Tale of Genji;
"I leave this world of gloom. I leave my name
To
the deity of Tadasu who rectifies."
According to the legend, the tutelary deity of Shimogamojinja shrine rectified people's problems in this forest and therefore the forest of "a mere delta" (same sound word of Tadasu) in the confluence of Takano river and Kamo river assumed to change it's name to Tadasunomori (rectifying in the forest).
Not only Tadasunomori but also forests of shrines, even a planted forest should have somethings lying too deep to be seen or understood.
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