The saplings are scheduled to be transplanted to Niihama City in Ehime Prefecture, including the area where trees were felled to provide timber for constructing the Sumitomo Pavilion.
The area around the planned transplanting site is rich in sites linked to Sumitomo’s history and the surrounding forests. On the “Machu Picchu of the East” sightseeing bus tour, visitors can explore Tonaru—an industrial heritage site of the Besshi Copper Mines—and catch a view of the future forest from the bus.
*Tour organized by Minetopia Besshi
*Bus tours do not operate during the winter.
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