Trees Along the Scenic Nature Trail
This scenic nature trail once passed through a forest of pines, but a nematode infection destroyed most of these trees. The area is now home to a lucidophyllous forest, composed of evergreen broad-leaved trees with thick, glossy leaves. Evergreen broad-leaved trees growing along the trail include the following species:
Japanese pittosporum (Pittosporum tobira): clusters of round capsules form at the tips of drooping branches
Kuroki (Symplocos lucida): bark is dark grey, smooth, and thick
Yabunikkei cinnamon (Cinnamomum tenufolium): thick leaves with three prominent veins
Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum): oblong grey fruit resembles mouse scats
Sudajii chinquapin (Castanopsis sieboldii): produces 1.5–1.8 cm acorns
Mt. Daisen and the Sea of Japan can be viewed from Cape Jizozaki Park, but visitors can see Mt. Daisen overlooking Miho Bay from this nature trail.