The tree that built New Zealand

<p>Sometime around early 1880, Edward Morse, an American zoologist and archaeologist, travelled through Japan. On a train ride between Yoko-hama and Tokyo, he noticed something odd - A shell mound. This discovery revolutionised the field of anthropology and archaeology in Japan. About 1500 kms away from Tokyo, lies the island of Yakushima, in the Kagoshima pre-fecture. In 1968, a Japanese cedar tree was discovered. 83 feet tall and 54 feet wide, its size was hardly its most amazing feature. What could connect a shell mound and a Japanese Cedar tree? This week, we travel from Yakushima island in Japan to the Waipoua (Why-poua) forests of New Zealand, explore a unique partnership, and uncover the story of the tree that built New Zealand. Tune in, and discover what lessons the creation of modern New Zealand hold for us.<br>Till then Check out the other episodes of "Ireland Untravelled"</p> <p>Lost Treasures, Dynamite and the Irish Nation : https://ivm.today/3okwxm5<br>Gaelic and the stunning decline of the Irish Language : https://ivm.today/3zmhE9i<br>Trinity Long Room and the Soul of the Irish Nation : https://ivm.today/3PnZkSE<br>U2, Body Snatching and the Irish Way of Death : https://ivm.today/3IQ6fl3<br>Bombay, Paris and the improbable victory for LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland : https://ivm.today/3AJLa9B<br>Irish roads that go nowhere, Houses no one lives in : https://ivm.today/3PGG95X<br>Titanic, Mosul and the Global shame of Western Museums : https://ivm.today/3R9uBce<br>Three Irish Women, Emigration and India's National Anthem : https://ivm.today/3KfZdqz</p> <p>You can check previous episodes of 'Podcasts from Nowhere' on IVM Podcasts website<br>https://ivm.today/3xuayw9<br>You can reach out to our host Utsav on Instagram: @whywetravel42<br>(https://www.instagram.com/whywetravel42)<br>You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystud