Musical notes danced among the pink, glowing boughs as Gresham residents enjoyed one of the most special (and magical) evenings of the year.
The Yozakura Cherry Blossom Festival has quickly become a beloved, can’t-miss tradition. Hosted by the Friends of the Gresham Japanese Garden, the event takes cues from Japan. “Yozakura” is the Japanese term referring to the “night Sakura,” or viewing illuminated cherry blossoms in the evening.
Thus in Gresham’s Main City Park, a dozen Akebono cherry trees are brightly lit up for two weeks every spring. The illumination occurs from 7-11 p.m., and the trees can be found in Ebetsu Plaza, back near the Springwater Corridor Trail and Gresham Japanese Garden — they were planted during a visit by a delegation from Ebetsu, Japan, one of Gresham’s sister cities…