A spring tradition in Vancouver, Sakura Days Japan Fair is a two‑day festival celebrating Japanese culture at VanDusen Botanical Garden. It’s a wonderful opportunity to eat, listen, shop and take pictures. Even though most of the cherry trees have already …
As part of the annual Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, Blossoms After Dark transforms the ephemeral cherry trees throughout David Lam Park into a colourful, and bright, wonderland. The two day event, held Friday, March 27th, and Saturday, March 28th, 2026, …
After what seemed like an eternity of rain, the sun finally made a much needed appearance here in southwestern British Columbia. And with perfect timing in the midst of prime cherry blossom season. Cherry trees are in full bloom across …
While it doesn’t fully feel like spring just yet, that’s not stopping some cherry trees from unveiling their pink blossoms ahead of the season. Of course, I lucked out when an Anna’s hummingbird stopped for a quick snack from a …
Downtown Vancouver was awash with ninjas, wookies, bounty hunters, Public Safety Devil Hunters, scientists, princesses, alongside many other superheroes and villains for Fan Expo Vancouver this long weekend. The three-day convention celebrates everything pop culture, comics, movies, anime and games and the …
Downtown Vancouver was awash with aliens, Pokémon, heroes, ninjas, demons, maids, princesses, pirates, scientists, mecha pilots and more to kick-off the BC Day long weekend. AniRevo 2025, a vibrant three-day celebration of anime, manga, and Japanese pop culture, took place …
The Easter long weekend brings thousands of anime, manga, video game and pop culture fans into downtown Seattle for Sakura-Con. For three days, I snapped as much cosplay as I could within the halls of both convention centres and parks …
Vancouver’s David Lam Park was awash in a sea of pink, as cherry trees ringing the downtown park were in full blossom. Crowds came out for Blossoms After Dark, a three-evening event put on by the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival, …
A sombre service to commemorate the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice in the name of Canada was held this morning at Victory Square in downtown Vancouver. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Victory Square Cenotaph, …
With summer nearing its end, the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Centre in Burnaby is hosting a traditional Japanese festival called Nikkei Matsuri as way to close out the season. The Nikkei Matsuri explores the island nation’s rich cultural history …
