Sakura Novi partner Scott Aikens addresses a crowd during the dedication of the Sakura garden.

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

Sakura Novi partner Phil Kim addresses a crowd gathered for the dedication of the Sakura garden.

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

Taiko drummers perform after the dedication of the Sakura garden.

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

NOVI — After years of planning and hard work, taiko drums sounded and a rainbow appeared over the ornate Japanese garden in the heart of the Sakura Novi development off Grand River Avenue in Novi following the garden’s dedication Oct. 23.

“While this project was first announced around 2017, I know that the hard work, ideas and the dreams behind it started well before that as a vision to create a place that will bring people together and celebrate cul

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