Forested Outcrop of Cape

View of an outcrop of Cape Manazuru looking northeast in the direction of Tokyo from a small trail that leads from the Mitsuichi Rocks towards the Gandara-Manazuru Seaside Camping Ground, which lies on the water’s edge. The dense foliage on the outcrop is called Ohayashi, a virgin forest with black pine trees, camphor trees, and castanopsis. Seedlings were planted on the grassy outcrop about 350 years ago under the order of the Shogun when demand for lumber skyrocketed after the 1657 Great Fire of Meireki, which destroyed up to 70% of Edo (modern-day Tokyo). Shipping of large timber from this forest would have been relatively easy as there were already ports available nearby that were used for shipping of large stones from a nearby quarry to build Odawara Castle.