Hokkaido, Japan has a famous attraction: a huge tree standing in the middle of farmland on a rolling hill.

This is a poplar tree, a large tree growing alone and upright on the slope that quickly became popular on the Internet, many people think that the tree's appearance is very similar to a tilted head meditating philosopher, the "philosophical tree" from which the name.

There is a lonely tree in the vast field, this feeling is very moody.

So many literary young people will go to Hokkaido to take pictures in front of this tree, even if they do not have excellent photography skills, they can still take beautiful photographs.

However, there has always been a big problem surrounding the Tree of Philosophy, and that is that it does not grow on an untamed land.

It grows on a private farm, and many of the photos are done with the premise of trampling on farmland.

The owner of the farm has been very unhappy about the endless disturbance of tourists and the frequent trampling of the farmland. A long time ago, he posted a notice in Chinese, English, Korean, and Japanese, stating that this is a private domain and that everyone should keep their distance.

However, this did not work in the face of the enthusiasm of a large number of literary youth and photography enthusiasts.

How many people go to see it? According to local government statistics, about 1.8 million tourists visited the Tree of Philosophy in 2014, with a clear upward trend in the number of foreign visitors.

So, the farm owner, who was getting more and more headaches, had to make a particularly cruel-looking decision - the Tree of Philosophy was pushed down by the farm owner.

One of the reasons was that the trunk of the tree was old and hollow, and could be blown over by high winds at any time, while tourists were destroying crops and no one was making up for the financial losses of the owners.

Finally, this philosophical tree planted in the 1960s was overturned by a crane. It was so fragile that it fell with a gentle push.

The fall of the Tree of Philosophy sparked heated debate among Japanese netizens. Some netizens expressed their understanding, "Pushing down the tree is considered a wise move, as dangerous accidents can easily happen if tourists are increasing and do not follow the norms."

But more people were full of regret. "What a sad ending." "It's a good thing we went there once." "It's our favorite place, and now we can't photograph it anymore. Thanks for the beautiful scenery. We would love to take pictures again if we could."

Many people also discussed the etiquette of foreign visitors to Japan, "We hope to tell foreign visitors the basic etiquette of sightseeing. We must respect the private property of the locals."

Some also questioned the local tourism management in Hokkaido, "Since Hokkaido is becoming more and more popular for tourism, shouldn't the corresponding facilities be built to keep up with it? Why not protect the interests of local farmers."

In any case, the tree has fallen, leaving only the hot debate online.