Washington, D.C.’s cherry blossom trees a blessing from Japanese mayor – Bradenton Herald

Washington, D.C.‘s cherry blossom trees a blessing from Japanese mayorBradenton HeraldAs a native of Washington, D.C., born in 1943, I have always been quite familiar with the cherry blossom trees. They were, in fact, a gift of 3,000 trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington, D.C. in 1912. A first […]

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