# @denverpost on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DUCiz7OEpB8
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/54594736-denverpost-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-28T03:45:46.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Denver Post (@denverpost) — https://gondola.cc/denverpost

## Caption

Will Sakura Square, Denver’s historic Japantown, be preserved and revitalized or slowly lost to history?⁠
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Sakura Square is home to the Tri-State/Denver Buddhist Temple, Pacific Mercantile, a parking garage, a variety of shops and services and Tamai Tower, a 199-unit apartment building originally developed as deed-restricted affordable housing.⁠
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The block hosts major cultural events such as the Denver Cherry Blossom Festival and Spirit of Japan, drawing tens of thousands of visitors annually. Yet behind the celebrations, the decades-old structures are showing signs of aging.⁠
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That’s why the leaders behind the last remaining block of Denver’s Japantown are seeking funding to continue the legacy.⁠
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Read more at the link in our bio.⁠
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📝: Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post⁠
📷: Timothy Hurst and AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post // tim_hurst_pix aaronontiveroz⁠
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#Denver #Colorado #JapanTown #SakuraSquare #history

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history, japantown, sakurasquare, denver, colorado

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