SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival ... Full-scale production for the snow sculptures continued from Jan. 7 to Feb. 2. During that 27-day period, 21 days, or nearly 80 percent of the total ...

The Sapporo snow festival started in 1950. According to the official website, it began when local junior high and high school students set up snow sculptures in Odori Park. Afterwards, the Self ...

An iconic annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Tuesday, featuring a total of 202 snow and ice sculptures at three venues. The Sapporo Snow Festival will run until Feb. 11. Five giant snow ...

Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido and ... “The creation of the five iconic large snow sculptures alone involves approximately 9,000 people. Additionally, venue security necessitates ...

Japanese winter festivals are a colorful aspect of the country's cultural tapestry, providing experiences like no other, a ...

The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival began in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The festival, featuring more than 160 ice and snow sculptures, is open to the public for the first time since 2020. It was held ...

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair Tuesday, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, attractions and food for ...

as their contribution to the first Sapporo Snow Festival in three years. This year’s eight-day festival opened to visitors on Saturday with 160 sculptures, according to Kyodo News. The annual ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...

Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Tuesday, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival. The annual festival features a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...

SAPPORO, Japan, Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 75th Sapporo Snow Festival will be held on February 4 - 11, 2025, in the City of Sapporo, Japan's Northern Capital. As one of the world's largest ...