THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, August 6, 1995 TAG: 9508060095
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B1 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: Short : 25 lines
Norfolk Botanical Garden rededicated Kitakyushu Park Saturday to
celebrate renovations made in the garden, which is named after
Norfolk's sister city in Japan.
ABOVE: Nishitabe Mayumi, a member of the Tasumikai drum group from
Japan, performs part of festival for health, harvests and defense of
the fatherland. The drums, beaten 120 times per minute, are
accompanies by cymbals. LEFT: Officials rededicate the park: from
left, Anne Ruffin, president of the Norfolk Botanical Garden
Society; Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim; Kitakyushu Mayor Kouichi
Sueyoshi; and Yoshihiko Takitani, executive head of the planning
division of Kitakyushu.
by CNB