The Sakura Campaign was a cherry tree planting drive organised by the Japanese TV station Asahi in 1990 to celebrate German reunification. The campaign planted 10,000 Japanese cherries in Berlin and Brandenburg between 1990 and 2010.Cherry Trees Along the Berlin Wall Trail: Blossoms on the Death Strip. In: Sites of Unity (Haus der Geschichte), 2022.

There is a memorial stone to this initiative at Japaneck.

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Berlin Map showing Sakura trees and former Berlin Wall

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