Shinhidaka, Hokkaidō

trees and a major tourist attraction of the town. The convert|8|km|mi road was created for a visit of the Imperial Family to the nearby Niikappu horse ranch in 1903. The ranch is under the juridiction of the Imperial Household Agency. It took five years to transplant trees from the local mountains to create the avenue. It was finished in 1916. Shinhidaka holds a cherry blossom festival yearly in May at the road in Shizunai ward. [ja icon [http://shinhidaka.hokkai.jp/ezoyama08/ezoyama08.htm Ezo-zakura Call] , last access 30 May 2008]

ister cities

*flagicon|US Lexington, Kentucky (United States) [ [http://www.lfucg.com/links/sistercities.asp Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government Website] , Sister Cities International, last access 30 May 2008]

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*ja icon [http://shinhidaka.hokkai.jp/ Town of Shinhidaka]