Melanie Veale, left, and her other members of the San Francisco Taiko dojo perform for the people attending the 2018 Northern California Cherry Blossom in San Francisco on Saturday, Apr. 15, 2010. (David Rodriguez/Golden Gate Xpress)
Jeremy Ellis, left, attracts the attention of his dog Daisy while people pet her at the 2018 Cherry Blossom Festival in San Francisco on Saturday, Apr. 15, 2010. (David Rodriguez/Golden Gate Xpress)