The redevelopment plan for the area around Meiji Jingu shrine in Tokyo will be reviewed following multiple protests regarding trees that were set to be chopped down, the project's main developer said Monday.Mitsui Fudosan Co. submitted a draft of the revised plan to the Tokyo metropolitan government after prominent figures such as the late Japanese composer and musician Ryuichi Sakamoto opposed the plan, citing the need to conserve the urban forest including the landmark Jingu Gaien Ginkgo Avenue.The International Council on Monuments and Sites, a UNESCO advisory body,has called for the wit…READ FULL ARTICLE
