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BBC News
12-04-2025
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Japanese-themed celebration at Coton Orchard
A flower-viewing event is taking place at an historic orchard to celebrate Anglo-Japanese Orchard, near Cambridge, is hosting a hanami - the Japanese tradition of enjoying blossoms in their spring-time Gazeley, whose family owns the century-old site, said it was "a bit like being in Kyoto" when the flowers event will be attended by representatives from the Sakura Cherry Tree Project - a charity that has donated more than 7,500 cherry trees across the country. The project, which is supported by the Embassy of Japan in the UK, aims to celebrate friendship between the two Graham Fry, the former British ambassador to Japan, and his wife Lady Toyoko Fry, are set to help plant one of the Gazeley said: "We're going to get some of those trees planted, and dedicate them to some people in Coton and some people from further afield."She said the blossom was particularly vibrant this year thanks to the cold snap over winter, plenty of rainfall and the recent sunshine."It's just the right combination of weather, it's luck," she said. The orchard will host traditional taiko drumming and there will be music played on the shamisen - a Japanese stringed instrument - along with poetry readings and Japanese arts and Gazeley said some of Coton Orchard's volunteers would be invited to a picnic afterwards."We're going to do a traditional English picnic of scones and jam from fruit these trees produce – and we're also going to have some sushi," she said. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
BBC News
08-04-2025
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First blossom of new Japanese cherry trees in Jersey
Three new Japanese cherry trees in Jersey have blossomed for the first time, a charity says. The trees were gifted by the Embassy of Japan in the UK last November as part of a project to donated over 7,500 sakura trees nationwide. The Sakura Project celebrates Anglo-Japanese Jersey Trees for Life hosted an event on Friday to celebrate the first blossom of the trees planted at Val de la Mare, with 29 people at the first ceremony. The charity's CEO Alex Morel said it was easy to see why Japanese cherry blossoms were so "iconic" and that the trees in the springtime were an "unforgettable sight".She added that she encouraged "all tree enthusiasts and nature lovers to visit" the trees. She added: "We're grateful to our Japanese friends for their generosity and looking forward to seeing the sakura blossom time and time again."
