Tourists carved names into around 350 bamboo stalks in Kyoto’s Arashiyama grove; the damage cannot be repaired, so officials began cutting bamboo and moving the grove beyond visitors’ reach
In Kyoto’s Arashiyama area, bamboo groves are frequently damaged by graffiti. 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 bamboo plants along the popular walking path had been damaged since spring 2025.The damage has prompted Kyoto…
