![]() ![]() In 1912, Japan gifted 3,020 cherry trees to the United States to celebrate their growing-friendship. The Japanese people pay close attention to these forecasts and turn out in large numbers at parks, shrines, and temples with family and friends to hold flower-viewing parties. This tradition continues today as the Japanese Meteorological Agency and the public track the cherry blossom front as it moves northward up the country. The imperial households, poets, singers, and other aristocrats would gather and celebrate under the blossoms and it has been passed down through the generations. The Chronicle of Japan, the second oldest book in classical Japanese history, records the tradition of cherry blossom viewing parties being held as early as the third century. It has been celebrated for many centuries and holds a very prominent position in Japanese culture. The cherry blossom is considered a national flower in Japan. ![]()
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