Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan - February 04, 2025 Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 4, 2025, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival. The 10 most popular ...

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 ...

Winter in Hokkaido comes with meters of snow, literally.

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 ...

First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...

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, ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

Among these, snow shovelling has surprisingly become a hit, reported the South China Morning Post. A local tour agency in Sapporo, Hokkaido, one of the world’s snowiest cities, introduced a snow ...

Sapporo in Japan’s northern island, Hokkaido, is a captivating blend of urban sophistication and natural splendour. Despite ...

Enter Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main ... On the topic of Sapporo, held every year in February, the Sapporo Snow Festival features hundreds of snow and ice sculptures depicting ...