in Washington D.C., on 4/11/2015, Saturday
The parade started around 10:00 AM.
It was one of the most wonderful weather for the parade.
The pleasant weather for the visitors and the participants stayed all day.
The cherry flowers were blooming for the right time of the season, even the right date.
Huge crowds had gathered, literally everywhere, from National Mall through Tidal Basin.
Now, everybody is a photographer, a videographer due to the popularity of the cameras, camcorders, cell phones and social medias in recent years, busy of recording the vivid event.
The selfie sticks were one of the popular items, it had not been in last year’s.
Warming up, stretching for the parade
Salem Blue Devils Marching Band from NH
Before the parade starts
Cherry Blossom Queens
Tamagawa Taiko Drum and Dance, on the parade truck
Woodside One Wheels from Maine
Helmet equipped with GoPro, action cam
Ford Classic
Bicycling demonstration and spectators
Marching Band, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School from South Carolina
Rifle twirling in the parade
Lantern balloons are marching
Miss Rodeo
NHK World Domo-kun
Baton Twirling
Marching Band, Northern High School from Michigan
Sakura Matsuri on Pennsylvania Ave
It is a Japanese Street Festival on the parade day, 10:30 AM ~ 6:00 PM
Japanese Koto and Shamisen music
Taiko, drumming performance by Bonten