“In 1912, 3,020 trees were sent from Yokohama to Washington, D.C., as a gift from the people of Japan to the people of the United States” (Takeda). The Japan's give the cherry blossom to America back hundreds of years ago. It symbolises the piece between Japan and America after the World War II. In January 1910, “the Japanese sent more than 2,000 young trees to be planted near the Potomac River as a symbol of the growing friendship between the two nations”(Howell). They had fallen prey to disease during the journey so then money was donated to funds for transport for 3,020 cherry blossom trees. Trees arrived in Washington in March 27, 1912, and two of the trees were planted “along the Potomac River’s Tidal Basin in a formal ceremony. The rest
