Jōmon Sugi fall down

Astroboy

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Jōmon Sugi located in Yakushima island (south of Japan, near Kagoshima prefecture) has fallen down the day before yesterday. Jōmon Sugi was the oldest and largest of nearly 2,000-year-old-growth cryptomeria trees on the island,and is estimated to be between 2,170 and 7,200 years old, and it was one of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Japan.
http://www.jiji.com/jc/zc?k=201009/2010091200162&rel=j&g=soc


Jōmon Sugi ... before fall and afte fall.

It is shocking to me as I should go there in the near future.

 

undrentide

Japa'n vagyok

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The feeling that we've lost something that endured over 2,000 years makes me sad....

 

Nuala

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Wow, that's actually very sad. Anything with that much history will be missed dearly. Sorry for your loss, nation of Japan.

 

Astroboy

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Thor said:

Wow, that's actually very sad. Anything with that much history will be missed dearly. Sorry for your loss, nation of Japan.

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Maybe possible to reproduce it with embryonic-stem-cell technology.

 

Nuala

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Astroboy said:

Maybe possible to reproduce it with embryonic-stem-cell technology.

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I feel that it wouldn't be the same tree, Astroboy.

 

Hezam

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Sorry for the loss ! old things especially when it's very old and meaningful are very valued.