Snow and Sapporo are inextricably entwined: The city hosted Asia’s first-ever Winter Olympics in 1972, and is home to the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Sapporo’s Olympic history is perfectly ...

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 ...

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 ...

Winter in Hokkaido comes with meters of snow, literally.

Hokkaido and its capital are so much more than just winter attractions. Sure, there’s something magical about the island’s ...

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

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, ...

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According to Japanese media outlet TBS Television, a local tour agency in Sapporo, located in northern Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture, introduced the snow shovelling tour as a local speciality.

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 ...