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The cherry blossoms represent long ties between the UW and Japan

Cherry blossoms on the Quad

The University of Washington has enduring ties with Japan. Our iconic Yoshino cherry trees, planted in the 1930s, are a reminder of this friendship, attracting thousands of visitors to the Quad when they bloom every spring.

These cherry trees symbolize the continued relations between Japan and the United States, along with the more than 120 years of history of Japanese and Japanese-American students at the University of Washington.

Behind The Blossoms