Tuesday, April 2, 2013

MAYOR MICHAEL NUTTER AND FRIENDS LAUNCH 2013 SUBARU CHERRY BLOSSOM FESTIVAL IN PHILADELPHIA (4/1/13)

Anna Field,6,foreground, and her sister, Megumi,7, perform a traditional Japanese
dance at the launching of the 2013 Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival at Liberty Place.
Photos: © Roger Barone/Talk Radio News Staff

Fumiyo Ki Batte sings a traditional song about "sakura," the Japanese
word for ornamental cherry trees.
Photos: © Roger Barone/Talk Radio News Staff

Megumi Field, 7, taught Mayor Nutter a few Japanese greetings and demonstrated a traditional dances.
Photos: © Roger Barone/Talk Radio News Staff

Mayor Michael Nutter talks with Megumi Field before the official start of the 2013
Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival under the Rotunda at The Shops at Liberty Plaza.
Photos: © Roger Barone/Talk Radio News Staff

Kana Field, 2, watches her sisters practicing dance routines before
their performance at the Shops of Liberty Plaza.
© Roger Barone/Talk Radio News Staff

Michael McHale, left, Director of Corporate Communications for Subaru, Mayor
Michael Nutter and Kazumi Teune, launch a week of Japanese Cultural events
in Philadelphia with  the traditional breaking of the sake barrel.
Photos: © Roger Barone/Talk Radio News Staff

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