Comments on: Tree grows through wall of building in Japan http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/29/tree-grows-through-wall-of-building-in-japan/ Japan News Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Overthinker http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/29/tree-grows-through-wall-of-building-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-282738 The Overthinker Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:34:40 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=8003#comment-282738 So we should ignore all the other trees that are mercilessly chopped down in Japan? I would imagine the influences are Shinto, rather than Buddhist, myself. So we should ignore all the other trees that are mercilessly chopped down in Japan?
I would imagine the influences are Shinto, rather than Buddhist, myself.

]]> By: Asuka http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/29/tree-grows-through-wall-of-building-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-282471 Asuka Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:17:37 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=8003#comment-282471 I actually think this is the perfect example of how Japanese people live in harmony with nature. If this were the West, the tree would be cut down in an instant. You can definitely see Buddhist influences here. I actually think this is the perfect example of how Japanese people live in harmony with nature. If this were the West, the tree would be cut down in an instant. You can definitely see Buddhist influences here.

]]> By: Bob http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/29/tree-grows-through-wall-of-building-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-281471 Bob Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:02:49 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=8003#comment-281471 So - How many 'eeeeeeehs!' were there in this clip? As if it's the first time this has happened. Calm down. It's a tree! Trees do this kind of stuff! So – How many ‘eeeeeeehs!’ were there in this clip?

As if it’s the first time this has happened. Calm down. It’s a tree! Trees do this kind of stuff!

]]> By: stupidgit http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/29/tree-grows-through-wall-of-building-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-280769 stupidgit Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:51:40 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=8003#comment-280769 It's always a slow news day in Japan, it seems. It’s always a slow news day in Japan, it seems.

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]]> By: Level3 http://www.japanprobe.com/2008/12/29/tree-grows-through-wall-of-building-in-japan/comment-page-1/#comment-280552 Level3 Mon, 29 Dec 2008 15:10:19 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=8003#comment-280552 Superstition is always funny. The tree that, by chance, doesn't burn in a great fire is then called the holy/lucky/super tree. As it's more fun to believe in luck than just random chance and bell curves. There'll never be a news story about the lucky tree, plant, rock, whatever whose power "stopped working" when, again by random chance, something bad happened to it, near it. Actually, it probably just gets worse, lucky tree becomes "cursed tree" and sacrifices must be made to appease it or whatever. Luckily for rational people, in Japan, you can save quite a bit of money by not believing this crap. Have a wedding or party on an "unlucky" day when it's cheaper. Get an apartment with an unlucky number cheaper [in theory, does it actually happen?] Save money by not buying useless amulets at shrines each New Year. If Japanese ever start buying stocks a lot on an individual basis, you could probably use thier superstitions to make a killing. Superstition is always funny.

The tree that, by chance, doesn’t burn in a great fire is then called the holy/lucky/super tree. As it’s more fun to believe in luck than just random chance and bell curves.

There’ll never be a news story about the lucky tree, plant, rock, whatever whose power “stopped working” when, again by random chance, something bad happened to it, near it.

Actually, it probably just gets worse, lucky tree becomes “cursed tree” and sacrifices must be made to appease it or whatever.

Luckily for rational people, in Japan, you can save quite a bit of money by not believing this crap.
Have a wedding or party on an “unlucky” day when it’s cheaper. Get an apartment with an unlucky number cheaper [in theory, does it actually happen?] Save money by not buying useless amulets at shrines each New Year.
If Japanese ever start buying stocks a lot on an individual basis, you could probably use thier superstitions to make a killing.

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