The Sakura Matsuri in Washington D.C.

Tea Ceremony by Uji, Kyoto at the Sakura Matsuri

The 58th Annual Sakura Matsuri Japanese Street Festival

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.

Sakura Mochi pink rice cake with a red bean paste center, and wrapped in a pickled cherry blossom leaf.

Wonder of Wagashi by Yoshitaka Nishino, CEO of Matuskawaya Corporation

Wagashi, traditional Japanese confections, can express the four seasons.