Adachi Ward's Japan-US Cherry Blossom Centennial 足立区：日米桜寄贈100周年記念式典

On April 22, 2012, Adachi Ward in Tokyo marked the centennial of its cherry tree gift to the US. The ceremony was held at Toshi Nogyo Park along the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward. The mayor of Adachi and other dignitaries attended and gave speeches. The day's events included tree-plantings, sumo exhibition matches, and slide show talks by people who went to Washington, DC.
The cherry trees sent to Washington, DC in 1912 came from cherry trees growing along the Arakawa River in the Kohoku area (江北) of Adachi Ward. However, those cherry trees died by the end of WWII. Adachi Ward later undertook a project to regrow the cherry trees with saplings taken from the trees in Washington, DC. Photos: http://photoguide.jp/pix/thumbnails.p...
東京足立区の都市農業公園において「区制８０周年記念事業」「日米桜寄贈１００周年記­念式典及び記念植樹式」が開催された。

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[wheeler1]

hmmm...well, you lost the subtitles about a third of the way in!:(

[photojpn]

Sorry, I didn't have time to complete the translation. Will add the rest later.