Thousands of people were filling the streets of San Francisco's Japantown for the 58th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The ...

Thousands of people were filling the streets of San Francisco's Japantown for the 58th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. The ...

The festival faced planning challenges due to plaza construction but still featured music, vendors and displays of Japanese ...

S ince the 1960s, Japantown’s beloved Peace Plaza has been shut off from Geary Boulevard, blocked behind a retaining wall. But construction to overhaul the plaza just began, and after a two-year ...

Since 1968, the NCCBF has continued to showcase the vibrant colors and grace of Japanese and Japanese American culture, and to represent the diversity of San Francisco's Japantown community. The ...

Paolo Bicchieri is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. In July 2025 the first ...

“It marks not just the coming of spring, but also the start of something new,” said Yuki Nishimura, co-chair of the Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival (NCCBF) — a volunteer-run annual event ...

Community activists and neighbors gathered at in San Francisco's Japantown on Thursday to stand in solidarity for immigrants facing deportation. The rally was held at the Japanese Cultural and ...