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“Sakura”: Final event celebrating centenary of Japan’s gift of cherry blossom trees to US
It was the right song for the occasion: Duo Sokyo ended a brief concert marking the 100th anniversary of Japan’s gift of more than 3,000 cherry trees to the United States as a symbol of friendship, with the traditional Japanese folksong that is probably best-known in the west, “Sakura,” or “Cherry Blossom.” Duo Sokyo, Yoko […]
