City Guide: 2007 Cherry Blossom Festival City Guide
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Blossom Watch

The National Park Service issues an official forecast each year, but the blooming period and peak dates can changing based on weather conditions.

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Sustaining Beauty

APRIL 8, 2007  |  
The Enduring Bonds of Fleeting Blossoms: A visitor from Japan brings memories of Yukio Ozaki, the Tokyo mayor who gave 3,020 cherry bloom trees to Washington in 1912..

2007 Cherry Blossom Festival Calendar

Fireworks, a regatta, parades, anime films and a Japanese beer garden are all on the schedule.

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Heading down to the Tidal Basin? Take our printable map and calendar with you.

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