Japan’s Kayashima Station is built around a 700-year-old tree.
Photo Credit: Spoon and Tamago
Photo Credit: Spoon and Tamago
When town officials planned to cut down the camphor tree, which is associated with a local deity, there was public outcry.
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Rumors began to spread about the tree being angry and cursing anyone who touched it.
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Station officials didn’t want to tempt fate, so they altered their plan and built the train platform around the tree. They even surrounded it with a small shrine that commuters can visit.
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In the end, the locals – and the tree – were content.
