Only 4 stats because weather was really bad and it is not surrounded by roads. Very beautiful with cedars hundred years old, planted 1625 by Matsudaira Masatuna, a retainer for the first Shogun. A popular Motiv for Ukiyo-e ( Shotei & Yoshida last 2 pictures)
This place is listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest tree-lined avenue in the world.
Love this place. Google doesn't bring you to the right entrance but you need to turn into the inner road as it's visible from the main road.
I might be confused but there's nothing here
As a result of the replacement of Route 119 with a new road, as of November 25, people now travel to Nikko Shrines and Temples without passing through the cedar avenue. The days of always going to Nikko along the cedar avenue are now a thing of the past. [History] Starting in 1625, the trees were planted over a 20-year period by Matsudaira Nobutsuna and his son Masanobu. They appear to have been imported from Kishu. [Area] They were planted from Osawa to Imaichi, which was Nikkoji Temple territory. While the cedar avenues along the Nikko Kaido are famous, there are also cedar avenues along the Reiheishi Kaido and Aizu Nishi Kaido. At a total of approximately 37 km, they are the longest avenue in the world. [Maintenance] Many trees are 400 years old. Since around 2000, an ownership system has been introduced, allowing people to purchase individual trees for 10 million yen and become owners. The management is handled by Tochigi Prefecture. [Personal Thoughts] While there is a possibility of trees falling, I think it would be a waste not to utilize them as a tourist resource. While the Imaichi area has been developed as a park, the Moritomo and Osawa areas may also need some maintenance. I think the number of users would increase if it were made into a pedestrian-only road and used as a cycling course.
