Shockingly, a Japanese Yew tree is a type of Yew tree native to Japan. These trees are actually very important in the Japanese military of all things, where first rank courtiers (incredibly loyal people to the Imperial court) carried scepters made from the wood of these trees, as such the tree and rank have the same name: Ichi’i.

Japanese Yew trees are evergreen and throughout the year can grow small berries which are incredibly poisonous to humans.