Cherry Trees in the Potomac Basin are a gift from Japan. During the 2 weeks of cherry blossom period, there are several activities about Japanese Culture. The biggest is Sakura Matsuri, which means Cherry Blossom Festival in English. It is the largest one-day-exhibition of Japanese culture outside of Japan. Approximately 125,000 people comes to Sakura Matsuri-Cherry Blossom Festival. These shots were my first shots with DP1.

Please check for more shots with my Canon 40D from the festival at my other pages:
https://pbase.com/sc_20170/sakura_matsuricherry_blossom_festival
https://pbase.com/sc_20170/cherry_blossom_parade

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