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Tourists carved 350 bamboo stalks in Japan; officialsnow want the grove out of reach

Kyoto’s famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is facing growing damage from tourists carving names and other writing into bamboo stalks. A city inspection found around 350 damaged plants since spring 2025. In response, Kyoto officials plan to cut about 30 sq m of bamboo as a special pre

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