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.

Sakura-Con, the Northwest’s oldest and largest Japanese animation convention, starts today. The festival celebrates the art of anime, Japanese animation and culture. Now celebrating its 12th ...

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.

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 ...