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Hundreds of people have marched among cherry blossoms in Washington as part of a fundraising effort for the victims of Japan’s March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Classical music played as hundreds of people and dozens of journalists gathered near the National Monument on a cold and windy evening with blooming cherry trees in the background.
Some of those in attendance lined up at American Red Cross donation boxes to give money for the organization’s earthquake and tsunami relief effort.
During a welcoming speech, Japan’s ambassador to the United States Ichiro Fujisaki said search and rescue missions are ongoing in Japan
He says the damaged nuclear Fukushima complex is a huge problem to contend with, and that officials are struggling to provide food, water and shelter for those displaced.
"This is a very tough fight. But the consolation is that people around the world are trying to be with us and especially Americans, a great friend of ours," Fujisaki said.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., showed support for Japan by holding a candle-light vigil and “Stand With Japan” march on Thursday. The festival is a two week period, starting March 26 to April 10th.
If you are ever in D.C., the trees are worth a check. They are beautiful.
The National Cherry Blossom Festival is a spring celebration in Washington, D.C., commemorating the March 27, 1912, gift of Japanese cherry trees from Mayor Yukio Ozaki of Tokyo to the city of Washington. Mayor Ozaki donated the trees in an effort to enhance the growing friendship between the United States and Japan and also celebrate the continued close relationship between the two nations
