D.C.'s Cherry Blossom Festival Celebrates Centennial

Each year, the National Cherry Blossom Festival celebrates the friendship between the United States and Japan, but 2012 is especially significant.  This year marks the 100th anniversary of a very special gift:  3,000 cherry blossom trees given to Washington D.C. by Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo.  

Drawing over a million people annually,  the 2012 festival offers many ways to celebrate:  paddle your own boat along the Tidal Basin, take a bike tour, enjoy a sushi and sake tasting cruise on the Potomac, or take in Japanese culture at the Library of Congress.  The festival runs through April 27, 2012.

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