But this isn't just any ordinary cherry blossom tree grove; it's also the domain of 97-year-old Tōemon Sano: Japan's most renowned sakuramori (cherry blossom guardian). For more than a millennium ...

The former shared a screenshot of the wild animal tearing off flowers from a Japanese Sakura tree on the subreddit r/Mizkif and claimed it was assaulting the tree. For context, earlier this month ...

the ancient Japanese capital, where his family has run a gardening business since the Edo Period (1603-1867). Sano himself is the 16th-generation owner. After the blossoms fall, the sakura tree ...