Kimono Elegance Beneath Cherry Blossom Clouds

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Kimono Elegance Beneath Cherry Blossom Clouds

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I was at a cherry blossom festival and was struck by the classic elegance of this women so vividly representing the Japanese culture with her colorful kimono and wagasa umbrella. Surprisingly, this scene was not in Japan but near my own backyard in Branch Brook Park near Newark, NJ.