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Cherry blossom festival in D.C.

People view cherry trees in full bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington on March 21, 2024, two days before the start of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. The event commemorates the 1912 gift of nursery cherry trees by Japan to the United States to enhance the bilateral friendship.

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Cherry blossom festival in D.C.

People view cherry trees in full bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington on March 21, 2024, two days before the start of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. The event commemorates the 1912 gift of nursery cherry trees by Japan to the United States to enhance the bilateral friendship.

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Cherry blossom festival in D.C.

People view cherry trees in full bloom along the Tidal Basin in Washington on March 21, 2024, two days before the start of the annual National Cherry Blossom Festival. The event commemorates the 1912 gift of nursery cherry trees by Japan to the United States to enhance the bilateral friendship.

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Guardian deity carved out of tsunami-hit cherry trees

SENDAI, Japan - A 60-centimeter-tall Jizo, a guardian deity of children, made of wood from two cherry trees that temporarily survived the March 2011 massive tsunami in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, is pictured on March 12, 2014. A consecration ceremony was held in the town the same day.

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Guardian deity carved out of tsunami-hit cherry trees

SENDAI, Japan - A consecration ceremony is held on March 12, 2014, in the town of Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture in northeastern Japan, for a 60-centimeter-tall Jizo, a guardian deity of children, carved out of wood from two cherry trees that temporarily survived the March 2011 massive tsunami in the town.

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Cherry trees along Potomac River

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2009 shows cherry trees planted along the Potomac River in Washington, which Tokyo gave as a gift to the United States in 1912 and which have become a symbol of friendship between the two countries. The U.S. National Park Service plans to send Japan 144 cuttings from the original trees as part of projects underway for the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the gift to Washington in 2012.

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Cherry blossoms come out in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People walk under cherry trees on the grounds of Hokkaido Shrine in Sapporo on May 7, 2010, as the local meteorological observatory declared cherry blossoms bloomed in the city on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The ''someihoshino'' cherry blossoms in Sapporo, which came out two days later than on average, are expected to be in full bloom on May 10.

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo on March 24 to enjoy viewing cherry blossoms at their best. Due to a warm spring this year, the cherry trees in the Metropolitan area bloomed about two weeks earlier than normal years.

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War memorial dedicated to honor Japanese-Americans

WASHINGTON, United States - A memorial built near the U.S. Capitol in honor of the sacrifices made by Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II is dedicated in a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Nov. 9. The memorial features a granite wall inscribed with a brief history of Japanese immigrants, cherry trees and a sculpture of two bronze Japanese cranes entwined in barbed wire that are trying to break free.

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Cherry blossoms in full bloom

TOKYO, Japan - People crowd Chidorigafuchi Park in Tokyo on March 24 to enjoy viewing cherry blossoms at their best. Due to a warm spring this year, the cherry trees in the Metropolitan area bloomed about two weeks earlier than normal years.

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Photo shows cherry blossoms at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 23, 2015. Cherry trees have come into bloom in the Japanese capital, two days earlier than last year and three days sooner than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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JR East unveils SL "Fukushima" to support prefecture's campaign

A steam locomotive of East Japan Railway Co. runs in front of cherry trees in full bloom in the city of Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, on April 16, 2015, prior to its two-day operation starting on April 18, to support the 2011 tsunami-hit prefecture's ongoing tourism promotion campaign. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100th anniversary of U.S. dogwood tree donation to Japan

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (C) poses for a photo with students of Tokyo Metropolitan Engei High School in the Japanese capital's Setagaya Ward on April 10, 2015, during an event marking the 100th anniversary of donation of 40 dogwood trees -- one of which is still alive at the high school -- from the United States to Japan. The donation in 1915 as a symbol of friendship between the two countries was a return gift after Japan donated cherry trees to the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100th anniversary of U.S. dogwood tree donation to Japan

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy (front) plants a dogwood seedling at Tokyo Metropolitan Engei High School in the Japanese capital's Setagaya Ward on April 10, 2015, during an event marking the 100th anniversary of donation of 40 dogwood trees -- one of which is still alive at the high school -- from the United States to Japan. The donation in 1915 as a symbol of friendship between the two countries was a return gift after Japan donated cherry trees to the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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100th anniversary of U.S. dogwood tree donation to Japan

U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy delivers a speech at Tokyo Metropolitan Engei High School in the Japanese capital's Setagaya Ward on April 10, 2015, during an event marking the 100th anniversary of donation of 40 dogwood trees -- one of which is still alive at the high school -- from the United States to Japan. The donation in 1915 as a symbol of friendship between the two countries was a return gift after Japan donated cherry trees to the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry trees bloom in Tokyo

Tokyo Tower is lit up in pink after sunset on March 23, 2015, as cherry trees start to bloom in the capital two days earlier than the previous year and three days earlier than usual. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in Tokyo

Photo shows cherry blossoms at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on March 23, 2015. Cherry trees have come into bloom in the Japanese capital, two days earlier than last year and three days sooner than usual, the Japan Meteorological Agency said the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Seeing cherry blossoms in the Imperial Park

Stereograph showing people enjoying the cherry blossoms at Nin'naji Temple. A five-story pagoda is visible in the background. Two girls sit facing each other on the platform while enjoying tea. A Buddhist priest is looking at the cherry blossoms. The cherry trees at Nin'naji Temple are of the nioizakura (fragrant cherry) variety. They bloom from the bottom like azaleas and later in the season than other cherry trees. Taken in 1904.==Date:1904, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Underwood, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number97‐38‐0]

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Viewing cherry blossoms at Koganei Banks

People are enjoying the cherry blossoms from Koganei Bridge. The most beautiful scenery stretched for two kilometers upstream and two kilometers downstream from the bridge. It is not clear when the cherry trees were planted at Tamagawa Waterway because different documents give different dates. However, the Koganei Cherry Tree Monument (still existing near Koganei Bridge) puts it at 1737. Records show that Kawasaki Heiemon Sadataka, the caretaker of Musashino Shinden, and others planted cherry trees on both sides of the waterway near Koganei Bridge. Taken around 1897.==Date:about 1897, Place:Tokyo, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number88‐33‐0]

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A teahouse and women seeing cherry blossoms

Two women are sitting on a bench covered with red felt at a tea house. There are many bottled drinks on the shelves. Cherry trees are visible behind the tea house. A mother and daughter who probably came to enjoy the cherry blossoms are holding Japanese-style umbrellas.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:A. Farsari, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number81‐45‐0]

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Women on jinrikishas

Two young kimono-clad women ride a jinrikisha (rickshaw). One is holding an umbrella. The rickshaw man wears a straw hat, sacerdotal robe, stomach warmer, long underwear and straw sandals. The rickshaw man pushing from behind wears similar attire. This was taken on a road lined with cherry trees.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number61‐16‐0]

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Autumn tints of Takinogawa, Oji

In contrast to the cherry blossoms of Asukayama, Takino River was famous during the Meiji era for the leaves turning red in the autumn. It is a downstream on the Shakujii River. Two women stand on the bridge, and the building in the rear may be for looking at the red leaves. Trees aglow in autumn clours cast their shadow over the surface of the river from the right and the left.==Date:unknown, Place:Tokyo, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐4‐0]

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Cherry trees along Potomac River

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken in March 2009 shows cherry trees planted along the Potomac River in Washington, which Tokyo gave as a gift to the United States in 1912 and which have become a symbol of friendship between the two countries. The U.S. National Park Service plans to send Japan 144 cuttings from the original trees as part of projects underway for the run-up to the 100th anniversary of the gift to Washington in 2012. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms come out in Sapporo

SAPPORO, Japan - People walk under cherry trees on the grounds of Hokkaido Shrine in Sapporo on May 7, 2010, as the local meteorological observatory declared cherry blossoms bloomed in the city on Japan's northernmost main island Hokkaido. The ''someihoshino'' cherry blossoms in Sapporo, which came out two days later than on average, are expected to be in full bloom on May 10. (Kyodo)

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Cherry blossoms in Japan

Visitors look up at a heart-shaped opening cut in the branches of two blooming cherry blossom trees at a park in Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cherry blossoms in Japan

Visitors look up at a heart-shaped opening cut in the branches of two blooming cherry blossom trees at a park in Hirosaki, northeastern Japan, on April 22, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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War memorial dedicated to honor Japanese-Americans

WASHINGTON, United States - A memorial built near the U.S. Capitol in honor of the sacrifices made by Americans of Japanese ancestry during World War II is dedicated in a ceremony in Washington D.C. on Nov. 9. The memorial features a granite wall inscribed with a brief history of Japanese immigrants, cherry trees and a sculpture of two bronze Japanese cranes entwined in barbed wire that are trying to break free.