The two pandas arrived at the Ueno zoo in 2011, bringing a little lightness to Japan just months after a devastating earthquake and tsunami hit the country on March 11 of that year, and continued to draw fans of all ages over the years. When it was announced in August that the elderly pandas would soon be returned to China to be treated for high blood pressure, visitors flocked to see the pair before they left.
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