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shinsenboku 神仙木 | ||||||
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Lit. tree of immortals. A tree associated with Mt. Penglai *Houraisan 蓬莱山, legendary island of the immortals. Since the Heian period the evergreen and long-lived pine, matsu 松 has been associated with the shinsenboku and planted on islands in garden ponds. | ||||||
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