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Collapse of Tokyo's aging cherry blossom trees during viewing season raises safety concerns

The Hindu · · 627 words · By Authors; Contributors
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“Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The cherry blossom, or sakura, is the flower of trees in Prunus subgenus Cerasus. Sakura usually refers to flowers of ornamental cherry trees, such as cultivars of Prunus serrulata, not trees grown fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Prunus × yedoensis (synonym Cerasus × yedoensis) is a hybrid cherry tree between Prunus speciosa (Oshima cherry) as father plant and Prunus pendula f. ascendens (syn. Prunus itosakura, Prunus subhirte…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Somei may refer to: Somei Satoh (born 1947), Japanese classical composer Somei..., 2009 album by Merzbow Somei village, part of Toshima, Japan
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“Two cherry blossom trees collapsed on Thursday (April 2, 2026), one at Kinuta Park in downtown Tokyo and the other at the Chidorigafuchi greenway”
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“The tree in Kinuta Park was 18 metres (59 feet) tall and 2.5 metres (8.2 feet) in diameter”
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kōzō Shioya (塩屋 浩三, Shioya Kōzō; August 18, 1955 – January 20, 2026) was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator from Kagoshima Prefecture. He was represented by Aoni Production. Shioya died of a c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Setagaya (世田谷区, Setagaya-ku; officially called Setagaya City or the City of Setagaya) is a special ward in the Tokyo Metropolis in Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative distr…
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“It was among the oldest, believed to be more than 60 years old, officials said”
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The tree in Kinuta Park was 18 metres (60 feet) tall and 2.5 metres in diameter. It was among the oldest, believed to be more than 60 years old, officials said.
https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3349018/saf…
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“In March, another old cherry tree collapsed at the park, injuring a passerby”
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“Last year, 85 trees fell in Tokyo parks, injuring three people, according to Masakazu Noguchi”
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“Ageing and erosion by internal fungus growth are among the main causes for the deterioration of the cherry blossom trees”
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“Heavy tilting, flowering on lower trunks and mushrooms growing at the bottom are signs to look for in order to avoid risk-prone trees”
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“Many trees in our daily lives were planted soon after the war and are now 70-80 years old and getting weaker”
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“Following the March incidents, officials conducted tree health checks at Tokyo's main parks ahead of the cherry blossom viewing season”
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“At Kinuta Park, officials have conducted preliminary inspections of more than 800 cherry trees”
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“Dozens of ageing cherry blossom trees have been felled in recent years as part of a long-term replanting plan”
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“Cherry blossoms, or 'sakura,' are Japan's favourite flower and usually reach their peak in late March to early April”
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