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The 28th Tokyo Metropolitan Peace Day Memorial Event
On March 10, the 28th Tokyo Metropolitan Peace Day Memorial Event was held at the 5th floor hall of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No. 1. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government enacted the Ordinance on Tokyo Metropolitan Peace Day in July 1990 and designated March 10 as Tokyo Metropolitan Peace Day. The aim of holding the event is not only to honor the memory of the victims of the Tokyo air raids, but also to affirm the meaning of peace and raise mindfulness of peace among the residents of Tokyo. This year, the memorial event had about 500 participants, including survivors and families of the victims of the bombings of Tokyo.
(March 10, 2018)
Hina doll decorations at Yoshino Baigo Plum Festival
From February 25 to March 25, the Yoshino Baigo Plum Festival was held at Ome City’s Ume-no Koen Park and other locations. Last year, the festival made a comeback after a three-year suspension. During the festival period, events such as hayashi festival music, a warrior procession, and Ome taiko drum performances took place. At the Sokuseiji Temple, visitors enjoyed seeing the hanging hina dolls and the seven-tiered hina doll set.
(March 13, 2018)
Governor visits “Tokyo Sakura Tram”
On March 24, Governor Koike inspected the “Tokyo Sakura Tram.” In April last year, the Toden Arakawa Line was nicknamed the Tokyo Sakura Tram. In celebration of the one-year anniversary of the nickname, the Tokyo Sakura Tram Memorial Car, with interiors and windows decorated in the image of sakura cherry blossoms, ran until the end of April.
(March 24, 2018)
Shinjuku Central Park: TMG building and cherry blossoms
On March 24, the Japan Meteorological Agency announced that the Somei Yoshino cherry blossoms were in full bloom in central Tokyo. The first blossoms of the sample tree located inside Yasukuni Shrine in Chiyoda-ku bloomed 10 days earlier than the average year and 9 days earlier than last year. At Shinjuku Central Park adjacent to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government building, businessmen on their lunch breaks and children with their parents were enjoying the lovely contrast between the cherry blossoms in full-bloom and the clear blue sky.
(March 29, 2018)
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