Tosho

Tosho
Binomial name: Juniperus rigida
Family: Cupressaceae
Japanese name: Nezu
English name: Needle Juniper or Temple Juniper
Description: Tosho has needles that are sharp and fine enough to sting a rat.

The Toshodaiji was an early Buddhist temple in Nara.
Buddhism first arrived to Japan in the sixth century, from the Southern part of Korean peninsula kingdom of Baekje, ...

Shohaku includes Kuro-matsu(Pinus thunbergii), Aka-matsu(Pinus densiflora), Goyo-matsu(Piuns parviflora), Shimpaku(Juniperus chinensis ver, sargentii), Ichii(Taxus cuspidata), Tosho(Juniperus rigida), Hinoki(Chamaecyparis obtusa), etc.