Japan’s biggest winter festival unfolds over at Sapporo, the capital of Hokkaido, in early February. Since its first iteration in 1950, the Sapporo Snow Festival has expanded in size and scope..
The Festival covers two main sites in Sapporo. The centerpiece Odori Park site features some 100 ice sculptures of all sizes, dazzlingly lit up after dark. The Susukino district site features a smaller scale of ice sculptures decorating the city’s red-light district..
The sculptures cover animals both real and fantastic, including anime-based creatures like Pokemon. Beyond the frigid statuary, visitors can enjoy snow mazes, street food, musical performances and skating on the ice rink near Odori Park..
1. Where: Sapporo, Japan.
2. When: February 4-11, 2020.
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