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Washington, D.C.’s famous cherry trees were a gift from Tokyo.

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Tokyo gave about 3,000 cherry trees to the US capital in 1912, and they still bloom around the Tidal Basin each spring.

Source: National Cherry Blossom Festival (Wikipedia)

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