The very first Cherry Blossom Festival was held in Seward Park in Seattle, Washington, in 1976 to celebrate the 1,000 cherry trees that Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Miki gave to Seattle for the U.S.

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While the word "lantern" may evoke images of red lanterns drifting skyward, like those in Taiwan's Shifen, the lanterns found at the Taoyuan festival more closely resemble the massive floats of Nebuta ...