SAPPORO--For the first time in four years, the Sapporo Snow Festival finally returned in full scale on Feb. 4, showcasing 196 snow and ice sculptures across its three traditional sites. The Odori ...

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 ...

This year, temperatures in central Sapporo hit an unseasonable 5.4 degrees on January 20, according to the Mainichi newspaper. Pools of melted snow formed in Odori Park, one of the main festival ...

Hokkaido’s Sapporo Snow Festival may be less known internationally than the northern city's famous export — Sapporo beer — but the spectacular week-long showcase has become a major winter attraction ...

11, the last day of the festival. It was created by a team from Toko Electrical Construction Co.’s Hokkaido branch in Sapporo. The team had previously won second place with a snow sculpture of ...

According to the festival executive committee, a total of about 200 ice and snow sculptures are displayed for the festival, held from Feb. 4-11. Of these, 80 are citizens' snow sculptures.

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, ...

If you need any further proof of her global fame, an ice replica of her head is featured in the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. The US Open and Indian Wells champion is one of many giant ...