LEGOLAND Japan creates cherry blossom tree using over 800,000 LEGO bricks

By Masakazu Senda

Published 04 April 2018

It’s springtime in Japan, and what better way is there to commemorate the season than by setting a Guinness World Records title for the Largest LEGO® brick cherry blossom tree (supported)?

This successful attempt was achieved at LEGOLAND® Japan – the Nagoya-based theme park wanted to celebrate its first anniversary with style by creating a Japanesque work using LEGO® blocks.

The resulting beautiful plastic sakura tree measured 4.38 metres tall, 5.42 metres long and 4.93 metres wide – over 800,000 LEGO® bricks were needed to pull this off!

Torben Jensen, president of Legoland Japan Ltd., was not only ecstatic to have a new landmark at the theme park, but also to see it break the official record.

"I’m excited to showcase this world’s largest LEGO® brick cherry blossom tree. I hope that visitors enjoy a piece of Japanese culture in LEGOLAND® Japan-style."

The tree was designed and built by a team of staff in the Czech Republic.

After more than 6,700 hours of hard work, the LEGO® tree was shipped to Japan for final assembly.

The tree also features a set of lanterns (made of LEGO®), which light up during the evening.

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