"The first Japan Festival Boston was held in 2012, on the 100th anniversary of the planting of a diplomatic gift of Japanese cherry trees in American soil. Packed with more than 60 universities including MIT and Harvard, Boston is the premier “college town” and a nexus for the brightest minds in the U.S.A. It is in this City of Boston, near to the heart of American culture, that we are once again proud to open this year’s Japan Festival." -japanfestivalboston.org
