Snow sculptures created by locals include one of Hokkaido native Haruka Kitaguchi, who won gold in the women's javelin ...

The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido, although ...

The Japanese island of Hokkaido is drowning in snow. Within twelve hours, more snow fell on the island than ever before. The snow festival in Sapporo began at the same time.

Record-breaking snowfall fell on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido on Tuesday, disrupting traffic, causing airport ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival started on February 4 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is a famous Japanese festival celebrating snow and ice. At Odori Park in Sapporo, 126 statues made by packing snow are ...

SAPPORO, Japan (Kyodo) -- 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 ...

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, ...

Capcom has set up a Monster Hunter Wilds snow sculpture art featuring the Arkveld with a Palico at the 2025 Sapporo Snow ...

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are ...

The heavy snow and traffic disruptions came just as a popular snow festival began in Sapporo in southern Hokkaido, although the city did not face major disruptions. Television footage showed ...

Sapporo, Feb. 4 (Jiji Press)--An iconic annual snow festival kicked ... a native of the Hokkaido city of Asahikawa, who won gold in the women's javelin throwing in the 2024 Paris Olympics.