Kanjoboku - Kanjoboku

...This refers to trees that are considered sacred within the grounds of a shrine or in sacred areas. They are also called sacred trees, kanjoboku (sacred trees), or kamiyoriki (divine trees). In some cases, it refers to the entire forest of sacred areas, but in many cases, it refers to tree species that are closely related to the history of the enshrined deity, or old and large trees, marked by a shimenawa (signpost rope) and a fence around them.

*Some of the terminology that refers to "kanjogi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…神社の境内や神域にあって神聖視される樹木をいう。霊木，勧請木（かんじようぼく），神依木（かみよりき）ともいわれる。神域全体の樹林を指す場合もあるが，多くは祭神の由緒に関係の深い樹種や老樹巨木に標縄（しめなわ）を張り柵をめぐらせて標示する。…

※「勧請木」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典｜株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第２版について | 情報