“Never cut a tree down in the wintertime. Never make a negative decision in the low time. Never make your most important decisions when you are in your worst moods. Wait. Be patient. The storm will pass. The spring will come.”
– Robert H. Schuller

I visited the so-called “Philosophy” tree in Hokkaido twice, in summer and in winter. Although it is covered with lush green foliage in the summertime, I like it more in winter. Standing alone in the white-linen hills, the tree, looking like it was lost in thoughts, has made the place interesting at the time when almost everything was on hibernation.

And today, my friend just told me that the Philosophy tree was no longer there. They already cut it for some reasons that I still don’t know. I am lucky to see the tree in all its glory while it was still standing there.

The Philosophy tree (Tetsugaki-no-Ki) is a poplar tree located in an open, wide farmland in Biei town, Hokkaido. Facing the Panorama road, the tree’s slanted stance resembles a person tilting its head to one side thinking about something.

Goodbye Philosophy Tree.