Thousands of people gathered in San Francisco's Japantown for the opening ceremony of the 57th annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, celebrating Japanese and Japanese American culture. The festival featured live performances, a tea ceremony, and various traditions.
Thousands of people flocked to the city’s Japantown Saturday for the opening ceremony of the festival.
Organizers say it's a celebration of Japanese and Japanese American culture. Saturday’s event featured live performances, a tea ceremony and many more traditions.Get San Diego local news, weather forecasts, sports and lifestyle stories to your inbox."I think that's a good strong sign of connection between the two countries. And so, even behind me, I have cherry blossom trees in the peace plaza as well as through some of our Buchanan Mall.
The Japanese Cultural and Community Center is hosting more events throughout the next week. It will culminate in a parade on Apr. 21 at 1 p.m. NBC Bay Area’s Mike Inouye is emceeing the parade. NBC Bay Area will also be streaming the event live on Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Amazon Fire TV And Google TV.
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