A downtown Denver landmark is getting a new look as part of a tribute to Colorado's Japanese American community.Sakura Square ...

Sakura Square, home to a third-generation family-owned grocery store specializing in Japanese and Asian foods is the site of several new murals by a Denver artist.

The two-day festival saw record crowds of more than 40,000 people last year, all celebrating the beauty of the Japanese Sakura, or the flowering cherry tree and its delicate pink blossoms.

In Japanese, “sakura” translates to cherry blossom. It can refer to the tree and its flowers, a symbol of spring and the fleeting nature of life. The project has been planting trees in the ...

It’s the third year for the festival, which celebrates the arrival of spring and Japanese culture. “Sakura” means flowering cherry tree in Japanese. This year’s festival will take place ...