Wilson Stump on Yakushima Island, Japan (© Mitsushi Okada/Getty Images)

【February 14 2017】It’s possible that the residents of Yakushima Island knew the secret of this giant, hollowed-out Japanese cedar stump long before Ernest Henry Wilson found it sometime in 1914. But it was Wilson, an English plant collector, who wrote about the stump that’s not only big enough for several people to walk around in, but also has an opening at the top in the shape of a valentine. Who knew nature had a romantic side?Explore breathtaking Gallery from the HuluTrip homepage over the past 5 years..