It is a yew tree said to be one thousand several hundred years old. It is very large with a height of 18m, a diameter of 2.4m, and a trunk circumference of 7.5m, and it is ranked 2nd in the national yew tree category of the giant tree/giant tree forest survey conducted in Heisei 2 (1990). Also, it is also designated as a Shibetsu City Designated Cultural Property.

The yew tree is called Onko or Araragi by another name, and it is a very familiar tree within Hokkaido. In Shibetsu City, this ancestral god's pine has been revered as the guardian god of the mountain. By all means, please see the majestic figure of the yew tree nurtured by one thousand several hundred years of history.