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A Gift from Tokyo

2018/12/28
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America’s National Parks Podcast

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Each spring, an abundance of winter-weary locals and tourists flock to our nation's capital, hoping to see the blossoming beauty of the famed Japanese cherry trees. You may know that the original trees were a gift from Japan in 1912 symbolizing international friendship, but you may not know that they are also a testament to one woman's persistence and the value of never giving up on a dream.

On this episode of America's National Parks, the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C.