Press releasesThe 4th Copenhagen Sakura Festival Saturday 7 May and Sunday 8 May 10.00-17.00News about the 4th Copenhagen Sakura Festival!Around 14:46 of March 11, a massive earthquake with a magnitude of 9 on The Richter scale struck the Sanriku Coast, Japan. Tsunami waves of more than 7 meters swept over cities and villages in the Tohoku District off the Pacific Ocean, causing devastating human as well as physical damage. Tokyo also observed tremors with a seismic intensity of over 5, but the damage there was relatively modest. Aftershocks still persist, particularly in the Tohoku district. After the earthquake, a nuclear emergency situation was declared at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station.After the devastation of the earthquake and following tsunami, great consideration has been given as to whether to hold the 4th Copenhagen Sakura Festival or not. The Copenhagen Sakura Festival Committee has decided that as the festival takes place in Copenhagen and is a festival for the Danish people, Japanese residents in Denmark and anyone who wishes to participate, the festival should still take place. However, in view of the disaster in Japan and the devastating consequenses for ordinary people in the affected regions, it is the wish of the committee that the festival should also remember the many people in Japan who are still suffering. Therefore, donation boxes will be placed at the information booth next to the stage and information about how to donate money to the victims will be available. The Sakura Festival will still be a celebration of the beautiful cherry blossoms in accordance with the Japanese spirit with Japanese food and culture, but anyone wishing to show their sympathy with the victims or make a donation will be very welcome. We hope the weather will be warm and sunny and we will see as many people as possible at this year's festival. Copenhagen Sakura Festival 2008I 2006 blev 200 kirsebærtræer, foræret af direktøren for det japanske bageri ”Andersen” Hr. Seiichi Takaki, plantet i Langelinie Park i København for at vise direktørens taknemlighed for at være blevet udpeget Goodwill Ambassadør i forbindelse med H.C.Andersens 200 års fødselsdag. Det er tradition i Japan at tage hen og se på kirsebærtræernes blomster, sidde under træerne og nyde hinandens selskab ved en picnic. Nu da vi har kirsebærtræer i København, vil vi gerne importere denne tradition og nyde kirsebærtræernes blomster med danskerne. Copenhagen Sakura Festival Committee blev etableret i år i samarbejde med Københavns Kommune, den japanske ambassade, JETRO og andre, til Japan relaterede selskaber og organisationer. Festivalen vil blive afholdt d. 26 og 27 April i Langelinie Park fra kl. 10.00 til kl. 17.00. Der vil blive demonstreret udførelsen af forskellig traditionelle japanske kunst former på en scene, som kampsport og et kimono show, og der vil være et mindre antal boder, hvor du vil kunne se japanske kunsthåndværkere lave snurretoppe, stål-trådsnet, slik, træskærerarbejder etc. Der vil også være mulighed for at smage japansk mad. Pressrelease in EnglishThe official logo of the Copenhagen Sakura Festival has been found!Thank you very much for taking part in the competition to find an official logo for the Copenhagen Sakura Festival. The winning logo (see below) has been chosen from the many entrants and will be used as the official logo of the Copenhagen Sakura Festival from now on. Net Travel Service has kindly donated a prize for the winner, a return ticket from Copenhagen to Tokyo, which will be presented at the opening of the Copenhagen Sakura Festival on 26 April.
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