Sakura Park (aka Claremont Park)
at West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive
New York, NY
Google map: http://maps.google.com/?t=h&daddr=40.813%2C%20-73.9621%20(Sakura%20Park)
Subway: 1 to 125 St.
Cost: Free
For all ages
New York, NY
Google map: http://maps.google.com/?t=h&daddr=40.813%2C%20-73.9621%20(Sakura%20Park)
Subway: 1 to 125 St.
Cost: Free
For all ages
The cherry blossom, or 'sakura' in Japanese, is one of the most popular symbols of Japan and one of Japan's natural flowers. In 1912, Japan gave the United States thousands of cherry trees to celebrate the friendship shared by our two countries. More than 2,000 of those trees arrived in New York City where there were planted in Central Park and Riverside Park. Today, cherry trees continue to be planted in parks across the country and are a living symbol of our nation's friendship.
To mark this centennial, a formal ceremony will take place on Saturday, April 14 at 11:00am at Sakura Park on West 122nd Street and Riverside Drive. It will be followed by a festival concert at noon at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.
http://www.nycgovparks.org/events/2012/04/14/sakura-cherry-blossom-festival
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