Tourists have damaged hundreds of bamboo stalks at Kyotos famous Arashiyama grove by carving names and messages into them. After finding about 350 affected plants, officials have begun cutting bamboo near the busy path and creating more distance between visitors and the forest to prevent further damage.

Kyoto’s famous Arashiyama Bamboo Grove is facing growing damage from tourists carving names and other writing into its bamboo stalks. A city investigation found that around 350…

Tourists have damaged hundreds of bamboo stalks at Kyotos famous Arashiyama grove by carving names and messages into them. After finding about 350 affected plants, officials have…