Japan - past pupils and friends of the Salesian Family celebrate the feast of Spring
Tokyo, Japan - April 2017 – On 1 April, a hundred people between past pupils and friends of the Salesian Family gathered at the Don Bosco Technical School to celebrate the festival of spring - "Hanami" – the traditional Japanese custom of enjoying the beauty of spring and the blossoming of the trees, especially the cherry trees. Fr Mario Yamanouchi, Salesian Provincial of Japan, presided over the event and the blessing of the cherry trees.