To celebrate the 22th anniversary of the Emperor's Declaration, the cherry blossoms planted by local residents when Emperor Showa visited Taiwan during the Taisho period returned to Japan. Volunteers from Taiwan's political and business world plan to donate. On the 19th, a ceremony for presenting a list of seedlings to Japanese supporters was held in Tokyo, and approximately 50 people from Japan and Taiwan attended.
Emperor Showa visited Taiwan under Japanese rule in 1923, when he was the crown prince. According to the “Sakurari no Kamekai” which planned the donation, the residents planted cherry trees along the road to welcome them, and Emperor Showa planted bamboo and banyan trees. These trees are still growing greatly, and the plant will be planted in Japan through quarantine procedures.
At the presentation ceremony, Mr. Huangishi Castle (84), the chairman of the association and a former government commissioner of the Taiwan Administration, said, “I want to deepen the friendship between Taiwan and Japan by bringing home the trees that Taiwanese people have nurtured.” did.
Yoko, the honorary chairman of the association and the mother of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who received the catalog from Huang, said, “I hope the cherry blossoms grow brilliantly and deepen friendship.” (Tatsuya Sato)