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About Adachi Ward's Japan-US Cherry Blossom connection and centennial in 2012.Mar 24, 2023
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The park also has this Reagan Sakura cherry tree planted here in April 2012 to mark the centennial of Tokyo gifting cherry trees from Adachi Ward to the US in 1912.This tree came from the original "Reagan Sakura" cherry tree planted in Nov. 1982 from a sapling given to Japan by Nancy Reagan in 1981. The sapling came from the original cherry tree planted in Washington, DC's Tidal Basin by Mrs. Helen Taft, the wife of President Willian Taft, in 1912.Mar 24, 2023
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This is the end of the "America" Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms.Mar 24, 2023
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A long cycling path goes along Shin-Shibakawa River and the America cherry blossoms.Mar 24, 2023
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Hanami picnic under the America cherry blossoms. Feeling the Spirit of America.Mar 24, 2023
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These were still one or two days before peak bloom.Mar 24, 2023
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"America" cherry blossoms in full bloom.Mar 24, 2023
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"America" Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms decorated the Shin-Shibakawa riverbank from here. They were in parallel with a riverside walking/cycling path on the left.Mar 24, 2023
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"America" cherry trees in Adachi, Tokyo.Mar 24, 2023
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This was one in full bloom.Mar 24, 2023
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I visited one or two days before peak bloom, so they don't look as fluffy or full. The weather forecast was for cloudy or rainy skies after this day.Mar 24, 2023
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"America" cherry blossom tree ID tag on a sakura tree.Mar 24, 2023
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These Somei-Yoshino "America" cherry blossoms are right behind the park's Visitors' Center. The America trees stretch along Shin-Shibakawa River for a few hundred meters, one of the park's major cherry blossom clusters.Mar 24, 2023
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The most prominent cherry blossoms from Washington, DC are the Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms named "America." They bloom in late March along Shin-Shibakawa River.Mar 24, 2023
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Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park is a riverside park at the corner of Arakawa River and Shin-Shibakawa River growing many varieties of cherry blossoms including those from Washington, DC planted here in 1981-82.Mar 24, 2023
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Entrance to Adachi City Urban Agricultural Park (Toshi Nogyo Koen Park).Mar 24, 2023
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Book about the cherry blossoms along the Arakawa River. Might be out of print.Jan 21, 2013
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Also see my photos of the Goshiki Sakura Matsuri cherry blossom festival held at this park in April.Jan 21, 2013
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Inside the small museum showing the history of goshiki sakura in Adachi-ku.Jan 21, 2013
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The park has a small museum showing the history of goshiki sakura in Adachi-ku.Jan 21, 2013
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More cherry blossoms.Jan 21, 2013
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Sculpture of kids catching butterflies along Arakawa River in Adachi, Tokyo.Jan 21, 2013
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Sculpture of kids catching butterflies.Jan 21, 2013
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Monument for one of the 100 Scenes of Mt. Fuji.Jan 21, 2013
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Tokyo Sky Tree in sight from Adachi Ward along the Arakawa River amid tulips.Jan 21, 2013
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Adachi Ward's cherry tree history. Jan 21, 2013
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About the old longhouse gate. Wish I had time to translate all this, but sorry I'm too busy.Jan 21, 2013
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Next to the Waida home is this old gate.Jan 21, 2013
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About the former Waida home. 和井田Jan 21, 2013
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Inside the former Waida home.Jan 21, 2013
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The former Waida home, donated to the park by the Waida family in the early 1980s. Adachi Ward, TokyoJan 21, 2013
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Rapeseed blossoms or nanohana.Jan 21, 2013
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The park also has an old thatched-roof house.Jan 21, 2013
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There is a large variety of cherry blossoms. Note that they bloom in April, later than the popular Somei Yoshino variety.Jan 21, 2013
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All the cherry trees have a tag or sign indicating the species. In this album, the photo of the tree tag/sign follow the tree or flowers that it indicates.Jan 21, 2013
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These trees were planted here in 1981-82 from American saplings taken from cherry trees which originally came from Adachi Ward in 1912. They are called "homecoming trees" (里帰りの桜).Jan 21, 2013
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These cherry trees are from America. The park has 29 species of cherry blossoms. Most of them, like these Kanzan trees, bloom later than the Somei Yoshino trees.Jan 21, 2013
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This area of Adachi Ward was originally Kohoku Village which was famous for colorful varieties of cherry blossoms. Literally called "goshiki" or five colors.Jan 21, 2013
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Map of Toshi Nogyo Park along Arakawa River in Adachi Ward, Tokyo.Jan 21, 2013
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The road leading to Toshi Nogyo Koen Park is lined with many cherry blossom trees.Jan 21, 2013
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In mid-April, after the America Somei-Yoshino cherry blossoms finish blooming, visit the park to see other varieties of sakura. Took a bus from Nishi-Arai Station East exit for Toshi Nogyo Koen Park. Took about 20 min.Jan 21, 2013
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Riverside park along the Arakawa River featuring numerous varieties of cherry blossoms including those from Washington, DC. An old thatched-roof house, exhibition spaces, and a rest house make it a very pleasant spot to visit in spring.Jan 21, 2013
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