A Sakura Garden has been Planted in Baku's Ganjlik Park

 March 6, trees were planted with sakura seedlings donated to Azerbaijan by the Japanese government in the Gənclikin Baku. Embassy Counselor Takeya Yukihiro also took part in the action.

The planting of sakura trees took place within the framework of the All-Republican Greening Marathon project dedicated to the 100th anniversary of national leader Heydar Aliyev. Vice-President of Heydar Aliyev's Party Leyla Aliyeva took part in the tree planting ceremony. The event was also attended by the Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Mukhtar Babayev and IDEA.

A memorial plaque was also installed in Ganjlik Park as a symbol of friendship between Azerbaijan and Japan.