Cherry Blossom Parade in Japanese Town

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Sunday, April 9, 1989

The San Francisco Cherry Blossom Parade has been going on for 44 years (as of this year), and the one my wife and I attended in 1989 was a special one, because one of my favorite Japanese actors, Toshiro Mifune (I named my son, Toshiro) was in that parade.

SAN FRANCISCO Japanese Town
His Honor the Mayor, Art Agnos
His Honor the Mayor, Art Agnos
The parade starts
The parade starts

View from our friends business building
View from our friends business building
Daruma, good luck dolls
Daruma, good luck dolls

Wife watching the parade
Wife watching the parade
Ladies in kimono
Ladies in kimono

Carrying the shrine
Carrying the shrine
Look who showed up!
Look who showed up!

Drummers
Drummers
Toshiro Mifune -a
Toshiro Mifune -a

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Toshiro Mifune -b
Toshiro Mifune -b



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