Cherry Blossoms in Full Bloom in Washington, DC

It is that time of year again in the U.S. capital, when young, old, rich and poor gather at the city's Tidal Basin to enjoy the blooming cherry blossom trees. Almost 100 years ago, the mayor of Tokyo gave the city three thousand cherry trees. And ever since then, each spring, in good times and bad, their beauty have soothed the soul of people who travel from across the country and the world to enjoy their fleeting beauty. VOA sent photographer Mike Kornely and his camera to the Tidal Basin and here is his video postcard.

[@beateulrich7891]

Nice the color of blossom.

[@Pinmanqaz213]

nice video

[@allgoo19]

Cherry blossom is nothing without Obento picnic!! ^_^

[@janeth9056]

wow so beautifull

[@shin-i-chikozima]

Deep impression greeted time of in my soul and the supreme bliss .
This scenery is incomparable and hard to do indescribable .

[@coolrides]

Beauty unites people! Thanks for sharing! :) Jack

[@taniken]

桜を見たときの人々の表情は世界共通なんだなぁ

[@MisumaruShimomura]

　 I sow the first time WASINGTOT's Cherry blossom...is Beautiful!!

[@amylimary]

I want to go too! I Really never seen cherry blossom, not in reality that is. Japanese anime do have cherry blossom done! ^^/ I want to go to the cherry blossom festive in 2011. LOL (The Golden Rose 100% Honesty yo! ^^)/

[@tamaran1965]

Come to Japan.

[@RedondoAce]

@andreataraz Around the tidal basin, near the Jefferson Memorial, south of the National Mall. It is a fantastic sight.

[@kkfung1]

More about people than about cherry blossoms?
But still an interesting documentary.
How do you get the people to talk naturally?

[@aqua30000]

Thanks for the nice video!! (* ^ _ ^ *)
From Japan.
桜は世界中どこで見ても美しい(*^^)

[@andreataraz]

where excatly it is in DC ?

[@abeakira1]

Hi, Do you like japanese Cherry Blossoms?
you can see and feel yo-zakura(Night Cherry Blossoms).
It's small picture, but if you see it longtime,
you feel town and sakura,like a Bonsai.
Can you find small and move picture?

[@amylimary]

@liglig50 love that fact there! cool (The Golden Rose!) ^^/

[@ikami111]

歴史の古さを感じできる桜ですね。
お弁当・酒・笑顔の日本の花見より　酒のないワシントンの笑顔の方が綺麗ｗｗｗ

[@accuweather]

Hi there, may AccuWeather use this video on our media platforms with credit to you?

[@innpressTV]

I presened those in 1912.

[@Supersteelersfan100]

In fact it was march 27, 1912

[@loroimperial]

Well, but there was also Pearl Harbor...

[@superchappy1001]

I'm a Japanese and please do not say like that, even though you say for this Japan. it is the past and most Japanese and American today were not born yet at that time. No one is responsible for that. Moreover Japan has been protected by US army with the nuclear weapons ironically so Japan has no right to criticize atomic bomb x2 as long as Japan is protected by US army, don't we? I don't want Japanese to blame US like Korean or Chinese do to us, playing victims for political reasons.

[@guyb6665]

Eastbound and Down did it better

[@shibuihito]

sakura is korean oigin