Updated: April 1, 2009 at 12:36 PM
Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. (15 images)
The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival officially kicks off this week in Washington D.C. In 1912, the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, gave a gift of 3,000 cherry trees to strengthen the friendship of the United States and Japan.
Cherry blossoms bloom along the Tidal Basin near the Washington Monument in Washington on March 31, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Cherry blossoms bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington on March 31, 2009. (UPI Photo/Roger L. Wollenberg)
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Cherry blossoms are seen at the Tidal Basin near the Jefferson Memorial in Washington on March 30, 2009. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrated this week, honoring the gift of 3,000 cherry trees, given to the United States in 1912 by the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, to strengthen the friendship between the countries. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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Cherry blossoms are seen at the Tidal Basin near the Washington Monument in Washington on March 30, 2009. The annual National Cherry Blossom Festival is celebrated this week, honoring the gift of 3,000 cherry trees, given to the United States in 1912 by the Mayor of Tokyo, Yukio Ozaki, to strengthen the friendship between the countries. (UPI Photo/Alexis C. Glenn)
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