How Tall Is Jōmon Sugi? 25.3 m (83 ft) to Scale

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Jōmon Sugi, on Japan’s Yakushima Island, is estimated to be at least 2,000 years old and possibly several thousand years older.

Source: UNESCO, “Yakushima”; Yakushima National Park, “Jōmon Sugi”

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Jōmon Sugi
Giant’s Causeway basalt column	12 m (39 ft)	0.47×
Delicate Arch	14 m (46 ft)	0.55×
Wave Rock	15 m (49 ft)	0.59×
Fingal’s Cave	16 m (52 ft)	0.63×
Jōmon Sugi	25.3 m (83 ft)	this page
Giant bamboo	30 m (98 ft)	1.2×
Gullfoss	32 m (105 ft)	1.3×
Árbol del Tule	35 m (115 ft)	1.4×
Tower Fall	40 m (131 ft)	1.6×
Wollemi pine	40 m (131 ft)	1.6×

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Which is bigger: Jōmon Sugi or Gullfoss?

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