Tuesday, Apr. 26, 2011
This tree has lived through many disasters. It may survive the nuclear accident, but the town may not.
- MASAYOSHI HASHIMOTO,
- a vegetable farmer in Miharu, Japan, on the town's prized cherry blossom tree, one of the three oldest in the country; this year, the number of visitors to Miharu for cherry blossom season is expected to fall by 80%