Kiyomizuji Temple's 100-year-old weeping cherry blossoms are in full bloom, and it is like this
Chinese Herald News At about 11:40 a.m. on April 23, near Kiyomizuji Temple in Kyoto, a cherry blossom tree uprooted and fell down, and a tourist was crushed under the tree and was seriously injured. This 100-year-old cherry tree is a rare tall weeping cherry tree, and it always attracts a large number of tourists every year when the cherry blossom season comes. I didn't expect that this year's cherry blossom season would happen just after the end of the year, and there will be one less attraction when I go to Kiyomizudera Temple in the future!
This toppled cherry blossom tree is located on the approach to San-Ninzaka in Kiyomizu-dera Temple, Kyoto, also known as Sanjuzaka. It is the peak tourist season, and many tourists come here to enjoy the cherry blossoms.
At around 11:40 a.m. on April 23, a 62-year-old male tourist who collapsed suddenly without warning and crushed the 62-year-old male tourist who happened to pass by, was rushed to the hospital without life-threatening injuries, but suffered multiple severe fractures such as collarbones and thighs, and it is estimated that it will take at least a few months to recover. The tourist, a high school teacher from Mie Prefecture who happened to be taking students on a trip to Kyoto at the time, said, "Fortunately, I was able to crush myself and not hurt the students, which is a great blessing in misfortune."
Witnesses who run a souvenir shop in the area said that the incident happened so suddenly that they heard only the sound of branches breaking, and when they looked back, they were shocked to see that the huge cherry blossom tree had fallen. At present, the Japanese police have started the clean-up operation.
This collapsed cherry tree is a well-known 100-year-old weeping cherry tree from Kiyomizuji Temple, with a height of about 9.1 meters and an age of more than 100 years. Kiyomizudera Temple is one of the most iconic scenic spots in Kyoto, but unexpectedly, a century-old cherry blossom tree collapsed and injured people, reminding people to be careful and safety first when traveling.