A sacred tree has fallen at shimogamo shrine, a world heritage site in kyoto. the tree, which is 450 years old, was found to be "a great relief that no one was injured."｜overview｜The Kyoto Shimbun(Kyoto News)

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A sacred tree has fallen at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage site in Kyoto. The tree, which is 450 years old, was found to be "a great relief that no one was injured."

June 16, 2026

Around 10:00 AM on June 16, 2026, staff at Shimogamo Shrine, a World Heritage site in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City, discovered a fallen sacred tree. The 450-year-old chinquapin tree, located along the main approach to the shrine, had broken at the base and fallen to the south.

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