The Cedar Avenue of Nikko is a street in Japan lined with approximately 13,000 cryptomeria trees, known as Sugi, the national tree of Japan. Consisting of three parts that converge on the city of Imaichi, the Cedar Avenue of Nikko is 35.41 kilometres long and is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest tree-lined avenue in the world.
The Cedar Avenue of Nikko is the only cultural property designated by the Japanese Government as both a Special Historic Site and a Special Natural Monument. Matsudaira Masatsuna, a feudal lord serving Tokugawa Ieyasu, planted the cedar trees approximately 400 years ago and donated them to the Nikko Toshogu. This monumental project was begun around 1625 and required about 20 years to be completed. It is estimated that some 200,000 cedars were planted at this time.
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