Recently, Rei Goto visited the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington DC which also has a well-known festival of Japanese culture: food and arts. Here are some pictures of what he saw.
The Sakura Matsuri in Washington D.C.
![Tea Ceremony by Uji, Kyoto at the Sakura Matsuri](https://gdb.voanews.com/c49bca45-2d5c-4fc0-96e5-b67c4b8df1b3_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Tea Ceremony by Uji, Kyoto at the Sakura Matsuri
![The 58th Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival](https://gdb.voanews.com/56293e3e-ffb0-4534-8ba5-9a6e45df94e7_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The 58th Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival
![Some visitors were dressed up as Japanese anime characters.](https://gdb.voanews.com/fd6bf78e-2287-4bfe-a4be-2d2cae13c9f4_cx0_cy12_cw0_w1024_q10_r1_s.jpg)
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Some visitors were dressed up as Japanese anime characters.
!["Gyudon," or a rice dish topped with American beef, is shown at a restaurant of Japanese fast-food chain Yoshinoya D&C Co. in Tokyo, Thursday, April 24. 2008.](https://gdb.voanews.com/936d6e50-c341-4a24-8e86-39ec21963820_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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"Gyudon," or a rice dish topped with American beef, is shown at a restaurant of Japanese fast-food chain Yoshinoya D&C Co. in Tokyo, Thursday, April 24. 2008.