oday the Botanical Garden, FEB RAS ceremony landing sixty cherry seedlings brought from Japan as a gift to Vladivostok. The ceremony began at 1030 minutes. In it, in addition to the delegation of the city of Gifu, attended by representatives of the Administration of Vladivostok and the public, the Consul General of Japan in Vladivostok Nobuaki Ito, staffBotanical garden and small Primorye, which gave back by the honorable members of the delegation homemade boxes with cherry blossoms. During the ceremony, it was announced on the message of the mayor of Gifu residents of Vladivostok, and a cherry seedlings attached nameplates. As the head of the Department of International Relations and Tourism Administration of Vladivostok Vladimir Saprykin, before the «city nashenskie» was closed and was an outpost of the Russian Far East. «Now we are open tocooperation and mutual understanding, so I hope that Vladivostok and Japan will become closer not only geographically, but also spiritually, «- said Vladimir Saprykin. Society sakura trees which gave Vladivostok was founded 20 years ago. Sakura symbolizes the world and is a symbol of Japan. The Japanese put a very deep meaning in cherry flower emblem and the analogy between the period of cherry blossoms and the life of man. As a human lifetime is short-lived — and so short-lived period of life Sakura flower. One of the reasons for the choice of the Botanical Garden of the city of Vladivostok for the touchdown, was the holding of the APEC summit in Vladivostok in the past year. More Vladivostok — is the eastern gate of Russia and, of course, Vladivostok and Primorye very much ties with Japan. Total Primorye delegation was donated to the city of Gifu 103 trees. The rest of the seedlings has been sent to Nakhodka and landed on the grounds of the cemetery, where the remains of the internment of Japanese soldiers. Tomorrow, the delegation sent to Nakhodka, where trees are planted as familiar. 
Eugene Zhitnikova, photo — Anastasia Yaroshenko