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

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 ...