National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington, DC

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring festival held in Washington, DC, United States. Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki (English: Yukio Ozaki), Washington, DC, on March 27, 1912. The festival commemorates the city's gift of Japanese cherry trees. It is also considered a festival to mark the start of spring. The festival took place in Washington, DC. It will run for four weeks in the city.

Biological Classification of Cherry Trees

Cherry is a plant in the Rosaceae family that belongs to the genus Prunus. These are tree species used for ornamentation. Many cherry tree species are native to East Asian countries like Japan, Korea, and China. Sakura flowers are also known as Japanese cherry blossoms. It is regarded as Japan's national flower. Japanese people visit the cherry blossoms with their families. This is celebrated as the "Hanami" festival. Hanami is Japanese for "flower viewing."

Washington, DC hosts the National Cherry Blossom Festival.

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Author: Javier Robles, original work National Cherry Blossom Festival (National Cherry Blossom Festival)is a spring festival held in Washington, DC, United States. Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki (English: Yukio Ozaki), Washington, DC, on March 27, 1912. The festival commemorates the city's gift of Japanese cherry trees. It is also considered a festival to mark the start of spring. The festival took place in Washington, DC. It will run for four weeks in the city. Biological Classification of Cherry Trees

Cherry is a plant in the Rosaceae family that belongs to the genus Prunus. These are tree species used for ornamentation. Many cherry tree species are native to East Asian countries like Japan, Korea, and China. Sakura flowers are also known as Japanese cherry blossoms. It is regarded as Japan's national flower. People from Japan travel with their families.

History

Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki paid a visit to Washington, DC on March 27, 1912. As a friendly gift from Japan, he presented the city with Japanese cherry trees. Helen Heron Taft, wife of President William Howard Taft, and Viscountess Chinda Iwa, wife of Japanese Ambassador Chinda Sutemi, joined Yoshino on the north shore of the Tidal Basin in West Potomac Park on March 27, 1912. Link ] Yoshino Cherry trees have been planted. These two trees can still be found on the south side of 17th Street, near the John Paul Jones statue. From 1913 to 1920, 1800 Somi-Yoshino cherry trees imported from Japan were planted around the Tidal Basin. The remaining Yoshino trees, as well as 11 other cherry varieties, were planted.