Media Release, Photo
Opportunity
Ambassador Shigeyuki Hiroki, Consul-General
of Japan in New York will
dedicate 20 cherry blossom trees at the Mirror
Lake in the Japanese
Garden behind the Erie County
Historical Museum
on Friday, April 27th at 10:00am. The trees are a gift to the City of Buffalo
from the Japanese government on the centennial of the gift of cherry blossom trees
from Japan to the U.S. in 1912. President & CEO of the Buffalo Olmsted
Parks Conservancy, Thomas Herrera-Mishler and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown will speak at the
dedication. Members of the public and
media are welcome to attend.
Who: Consul-General of Japan in New
York , Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, and BOPC president
& CEO Thomas Herrera-Mishler
When: Friday, April 27, 2012
Where: Mirror
Lake at the Japanese Garden
Delaware Park
Time: 10:00am
What: A dedication of a gift of 20 cherry blossom
trees from the government of Japan
to the City of Buffalo on the centennial of the
gift of cherry trees from Japan
to the United States of
America in 1912
Contact: Sal Sciandra 716.838.1249 ext33 or sal@bfloparks.org