Manzanar National Historic Site near Independence in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ginkgo

(Ginkgo biloba)

— Hiroshima —

Ginkgo Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, May 13, 2026

1. Ginkgo Marker

Inscription.
This tree, presented to Manzanar National Historic Site by Green Legacy Hiroshima on World Peace Day, September 21, 2025, is a descendant of a ginkgo tree located at Shukkeien Garden.

About 1,500 yards from the hypocenter, the mother tree is over 200 years old and one of only three trees at the garden to survive the atomic-bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Shukkeien, created in 1620, suffered extensive damage from the bombing but became a refuge for victims of the war. After renovations, the garden reopened in 1951.

Green Legacy Hiroshima has been established to safeguard and spread the seeds and saplings of Hiroshima's atomic-bomb survivor trees - and their message of peace and hopes for a nuclear-free world.

Erected 2025 by National Park Service.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Asian Americans • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is August 6, 1945.

Location. 36° 43.771′ N, 118° 9.489′ W. Marker is near Independence, California, in Inyo County. It is in Manzanar National Historic Site. It can be reached from Manzanar Reward Road west of U.S. 395. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5001 US-395, Independence CA 93526, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are

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within walking distance of this marker: Japanese Persimmon (within shouting distance of this marker); A Park for All (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Japanese Persimmon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Silent Survivors (about 700 feet away); Waiting in Beauty (about 700 feet away); Twice Orphaned (about 800 feet away); Water in the Desert (about 800 feet away); Caring for Those in Need (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Independence.

More about this marker. Manzanar Merritt Park has two Japanese Persimmon trees, and one Ginkgo tree in the Rose Garden, with similar markers.

Additional keywords. イチョウ

Ginkgo Marker and Tree image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, May 13, 2026

2. Ginkgo Marker and Tree

Photographed by Craig Baker, May 13, 2026

3. Rose Garden

The marker is in the Rose Garden next to Merrick Park.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 15, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 14, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 14, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.