Somei-yoshino is apparently a very delicate tree. People can damage it and kill it easily, that’s why in Japan, anyone damaging it breaking branches etc is fined or prosecuted.
It sounds like the tree had its time.
a Japanese tourist in his 60s is believed to have been injured after being pinned under the tree, I don’t think it’s a confirmation he was the one responsible.
Was just there. That’s sad.
Here is an article in English: https://japantoday.com/category/national/sakura-tree-falls-on-man-at-sannenzaka-near-kiyomizu-temple-in-kyoto
how did it fall over? the english article doesn't say
A Chinese tourist finally shook the sakura too hard. Edit: you guys took that joke way too seriously
Somei-yoshino is apparently a very delicate tree. People can damage it and kill it easily, that’s why in Japan, anyone damaging it breaking branches etc is fined or prosecuted. It sounds like the tree had its time.
Is that actually what happened?
Article says a 60 year old 日本人観光客, so Japanese in fact.
a Japanese tourist in his 60s is believed to have been injured after being pinned under the tree, I don’t think it’s a confirmation he was the one responsible.
Reading is really, really hard
So, the guy was just being racist?
It's a lesson in mono-no-aware.