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Chicago Botanic Garden Receives Sakura Cherry Tree From Japan

To honor the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of cherry trees to the United States, the Japanese government is gifting trees to public and private organizations throughout the United States. The Chicago Botanic Garden will receive 20 trees.

Chicago’s Consul General of Japan, Mr. Yoshifumi Okamura and Sophia Siskel, President and CEO of the Chicago Botanic Garden, will plant the first cherry tree on Sunday, March 25 at 1:30 p.m. The tree planting will be a highlight of the Garden’s annual Japanese Garden Spring Weekend event.

During the Japanese Garden Spring Weekend event, children and their families can participate in hands-on activities such as raking miniature dry gardens, trying chopsticks, and practicing calligraphy.  Additionally, families can enjoy a koto harp performance by the Chicago Koto Group; create hanging scrolls and write haiku to celebrate the arrival of spring. The Japanese Garden Spring Weekend takes place Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25 from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

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Also during this weekend, the Chicago Botanic Garden will remember the devastating Great East Japan Earthquake, with a special program “Resilience: Lessons from Japan,” which will be held on March 24 from 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Dance, taiko drumming, and garden-inspired lectures will be presented by five Japanese Americans, who will share their insights on how traditional teaching of order, respect, and gratitude gave rise to the ability to be resilient.

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