Ken and Mary Tree
ケンとメリーの木
The filming location of Nissan’s 1972 Skyline advertisement “Ken & Mary.” The tall white poplar in the field is the most famous tree along the Biei Patchwork Road.
The Ken & Mary Tree is a white poplar planted around 1923. It is about 30 m tall and got its name from the Nissan Skyline “Ken and Mary’s Love Skyline” advertisement series, filmed here in 1972. It is the starting point of the tour of Biei’s famous trees. There is a parking lot and a small shop beside the tree. It is about 3 km from Biei Station, roughly 5 minutes by car or 15 minutes by bicycle. The surroundings are rolling wheat fields, lush and green in summer, and a lone tree in the snow is just as photogenic in winter. Note that the area around the tree is private farmland, so photograph it only from the road and the parking lot.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Zerubu no Oka
- Hokusei no Oka Observation Park
- Patchwork Road
- Oyako Tree (Parent and Child Trees)
- Seven Stars Tree
- Shinei no Oka Observation Park
- Christmas Tree (Biei)
- Kanno Farm