Janet Bouchard and Jennifer Elkins Trip to Japan

The 2007 United States Cherry Blossom Queen, sponsored by the Missouri State Society and NCSS, travelled to Japan in May. Jennifer Elkins and her NCSS chaperone Janet Bouchard of the Viriginia Society and the Maine State Society met with the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the House, mayors, governors, and other dignitaries.  But their events were not all formal.  Here Janet at left and Jennifer wearing her crown in the middle join hundreds of local residents for a parade near a Shinto Shrine in Ise City. Too see dozens of other photos from Jennifer's tour of Japan, please CLICK HERE.