The Sapporo Snow Festival is the pinnacle of all winter festivals held in Japan. Founded in 1950, it celebrates the natural beauty and joy found in abundance in Japan’s northern capital.

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 ...

The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival began in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The festival, featuring more than 160 ice and snow sculptures, is open to the public for the first time since 2020. It was held ...

Sapporo – An iconic annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Tuesday, featuring a total of 202 snow and ice sculptures at three venues. The Sapporo Snow Festival will run until Feb. 11.

SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's ...

Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Tuesday, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival. The annual festival features a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...

However, the festival is currently facing a variety of unprecedented challenges. There are financial problems arising due to the increased operating costs and a decrease in advertising revenue, as ...

In Sapporo’s Odori Park, the wind is howling, the temperature is minus 7c and snow is blowing horizontally. The competitors preparing their intricate sculptures for the city’s annual week-long snow ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual weeklong event that dates to 1950 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands. The festival features around 200 sculptures, according to the Japan ...

SAPPORO--The Sapporo Snow Festival will be held on-site for the first time in three years, running for eight days from Feb. 4 to 11, ... In addition, there will be no food and drink stalls.

SAPPORO, Japan, Jan. 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The 75th Sapporo Snow Festival will be held on February 4 - 11, 2025, in the City of Sapporo, Japan's Northern Capital. As one of the world's largest ...

The 75th Sapporo Snow Festival will be held on February 4 - 11, 2025, in the City of Sapporo, Japan's Northern Capital. As one of the world's largest snow sculpture festivals, the city will be ...