# Japanese Lantern in Washington, D.C., District of Columbia

        A historic 17th-century granite lantern from Tokyo, symbolizing peace and friendship between the United States and Japan, situated amidst the iconic cherry blossoms of the Tidal Basin.

        ## Facts

        - Category: Public art
        - Best for: architecture, history, photography, solo_travel, quick_stop, sunny_day
        - Address: West Potomac Park, near Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC
        - Canonical URL: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/japanese-lantern/

        ## Sources

        - Claim source: [Japanese Stone Lantern (U.S. National Park Service)](https://www.nps.gov/places/000/japanese-lantern.htm); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Japanese Stone Lantern - Cherry Blossom Festival (U.S. National ...](https://www.nps.gov/subjects/cherryblossom/japanese-stone-lantern.htm); source_type=official; allowed_use=canonical_data
- Claim source: [Japanese Lantern Lighting Ceremony for Cherry Blossom Festival ...](https://georgetowner.com/articles/2022/04/04/japanese-stone-lantern-lighting-ceremony-returns-live-to-dc-following-three-year-covid-pause-photos/); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Japanese Lantern on the Tidal Basin - Trust for the National Mall](https://nationalmall.org/content/japanese-lantern); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation
- Claim source: [Japanese Lantern, Washington, D.C. - Kurisu International](https://www.kurisu.com/project/japanese-lantern-washington-d-c); source_type=manual; allowed_use=facts_with_citation

        ## Booking CTAs

        - No verified booking links are available.

        ## Machine-readable evidence

        - Evidence JSON: https://gydeinfo.com/washington-dc/places/japanese-lantern.evidence.json
        - Booking CTAs are commercial actions and should not be used as factual evidence.