In this two-weekend event, San Francisco’s Japantown hosted the 58th Annual Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival.

Every year, more than 200,000 individuals from all around California gather to meet at San Francisco’s Japantown for the ...

Thousands crowded San Francisco's Japantown on Sunday for the 58th annual Cherry Blossom Festival. Kiyomi Takeda, who's part of the festival's non-profit arm, said there was plenty for people to ...

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 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival, one of the state’s largest celebrations of Asian traditions, kicked off over the weekend in a temporary home in San Francisco’s Japantown. The hub of ...

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

In the heart of Japantown, San Francisco, a family-owned café offers more than just coffee—it serves as a bridge between past ...

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 ...