"Fuji's red leaves were all chopped down." A Japanese photographer posted a complaint and sparked heated discussions between those who support and oppose tree felling...

Recently, many tree species across Japan, including maples, have turned red one after another, and the scenery of red leaves has appeared. This has attracted a large number of tourists from home and abroad, forming a huge "maple" chasing economy. However, a Japanese photographer named Oi (オイ) published an article complaining that a large row of red leaves around Mount Fuji had suddenly been cut down! Many netizens, like this photographer, couldn't bear the beautiful scenery to disappear and thought it was too bad to cut down trees. But at the same time, a group of completely different opinions emerged, believing that cutting down trees was necessary, forming a polarized discussion.

"This change shocked me so much... The loss can be said to be hundreds of millions of yen... I was so sad that I almost cried."

This Japanese photographer named Oi recently posted a complaint on X, saying that a whole row of red leaves on the lakeside near Mount Fuji was suddenly eradicated, which immediately sparked heated discussions!

What it looked like originally by the lake

Now the entire row of plants along the lake has been eradicated

Oi himself is a photographer famous for taking pictures of Mount Fuji. He records various scenery around Mount Fuji throughout the year. The use of red leaves to contrast Mount Fuji is the type of work he produces most every autumn. Now he saw that a whole row of red leaves and other plants had been chopped down, which made him really sad!

"I was originally thinking about what these marks were? I didn't think they were a precursor to cutting down trees... (crying)"

When he was taking pictures before, he had already found signs that he was planning to cut down a tree.

Oi's post attracted the approval of many netizens, criticizing the decision to cut down the trees as too bad, destroying important tourism value and ecology. Having said that, there are also many people who agree with cutting down trees and criticize him for posting such an article as being too selfish!

Those who support tree cutting believe that from the photos he shared, it can be seen that the view of the road along the lakeside was originally very poor, and it was impossible to see whether there were people or vehicles ahead of the bend. In addition, the road shoulder is very narrow. If many people stop here to take pictures like him, it will also cause many dangers. Therefore, I think he should not ignore these safety issues just for the so-called tourist value!

Those who agree with tree felling believe that the road visibility is quite poor from the road photos he shared, and it would be very dangerous if everyone stood on the shoulder of the road to take photos.

So the two groups of netizens with different opinions started fighting. In the end, Oi had to hide his account temporarily to avoid the limelight...

Oi shared his previous photos of red leaves and Mount Fuji

In other words, would you agree with cutting down trees here?

Source: https://x.com/fujitomo_oi/status/1864160748991336867