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- BUYO: Artistic Director Sachiyo Ito (front middle) leads a performance of the classical Nihon Buyo dance
- TYKE-O: The Genki Daiko Children's Taiko features the next generation of taiko drummers
- TULIPS: Tulips are in full bloom along the main path at the Brooklyn Botanic Garden. New York City was once named New Amsterdam when it was a colony of the Netherlands in the 17th century
- HATS OFF: The Hanagasa Odori, or Flower Hat Dance Procession, one of the largest groups at the festival, performs a 45-minute dance, led by the Japanese Folk Dance Institute of New York
- OTAKU: Illustrator Jed Henry explains how he creatively blends iconic video game characters with Edo-era artistic tradition at the Woodblock and Giclee Print Exhibition at Osborne Garden
- COSTUME PLAY: A cosplayer portrays a Japanese manga character
- SACRED GATE: The torii, or bird perch, a traditional Japanese architectural feature marking the entrance to Shinto shrines, is the main icon of the Hill-and-Pond Garden
- WISPY FLORA: Wisteria flowers surround the Hill-and-Pond Garden, symbolizing the beginning and beauty of spring
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