Spring represents the blooming of the famous Japanese cherry blossom, known as sakura. To celebrate the warming of the season and the blooming of the flower, Ooika of Princeton and Lawrenceville has announced its first Sakura Fest.

Join the festival at 300 Witherspoon Street on April 26 from 12 to 6 p.m., part of this year’s  Porchfest.

Sakura fest is organized by Ooika, whose hope is to spread their passion and love for the spring — when matcha is harvested across Japan. Ooika Matcha imports matcha (a powder for tea with a long history) from Japan when available, and has been the only place in the New Jersey that has ground in-house its single-origin matcha from family farms in Japan using Japanese stone mills.

Vendors for the Sakura Fest include Oishii, Cherry Grove Farm, Lo Re Pasta, Woori Mart, Twilight Kombucha, and more.