杉並木

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 杉並木(すぎなみき) means an avenue or row of cedar trees lining a road.
• Basic usage: It is used for walking along a cedar-lined path to a shrine or for mist reaching deep into the avenue. Typical patterns are 杉並木を歩く and 杉並木の奥.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Think of a row, not one tree
  • It refers not to a single 杉 but to the whole scene of multiple cedars extending along a road.
• Difference from 並木
  • 並木(なみき) means a row of trees of any kind, while 杉並木 specifically identifies them as cedars.