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Cherry Blossom Festival in DC

Posted on 03. Mar, 2010 @ 10:29 am by harvey in Culture, Travel Views: 1,346

Here is a guest post from Erik who is involved in the Annual Washington D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival Planning!

First a few words from me though. Believe it or not, I have never been to the D.C. Cherry Blossom Festival… I was close to going last year since I was living on the east coast, but it didn’t happen. I’m sure I’ll make it sometime in the future though! I hear that though it’s really crowded, the blossoms are the best you can see in the U.S. They actually have cherry blossoms here in Kunming China and I plan to check them out this weekend. Maybe I’ll post about it if I get some good photos.

For those of you in Japan, get ready to enjoy the blossoms! Here’s a Cherry Blossom Forecast for Japan 2010 so you can plan your park visits.

Sakura in D.C.

Springtime, perfect for having picnics, wearing shorts and admiring the Cherry Blossom in DC. The National Cherry Blossom Festival is an two-week (per annum) event that celebrates springtime in Washington, DC as well as the 1912 gift of the cherry blossom trees and the enduring friendship between the people of the United States and Japan.

DC Attractions include multiple festivals, museums, monuments, and more. The National Cherry Blossom Festival, Inc., is a 501(c)(3) organization that coordinates, produces, and supports creative and diverse activities promoting traditional and contemporary arts and culture, natural beauty and the environment, and community spirit and youth education. It’s also begins peak season for an influx of tourists to Washington, also brought in by the thousands of historical landmarks, museums, and other buildings, The National Museum of Crime & Punishment, located in Washington, D.C. is one of those such buildings, with excellent depictions of historically famous crime scenes along detailed information concerning past wars, forensics, organized crime, and more.

For more Cherry Blossoms in Japan stuff, check out these other posts:

Sakura 2005

Sakura in the Sushi Shop

Early Sakura in Ueno 2007

- Harvey

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