Enjoying four very distinct seasons, deciding on the best time to visit Japan will depend on what exactly you want to ...

A large park about 1.5 km across from east to west in the center of Sapporo. Small snow sculptures created by local citizens stand beside enormous snow and ice designs about 10 m tall. A skate rink is ...

(SPOT.ph) Ahh, Sapporo.It was love at frost sight, from the icy white city that greeted us as we stepped off the plane to the serene vision of snow gently falling in the woods. Japan is always a good ...

A snow sculpture of Los Angeles Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani is covered with snow at the Sapporo Snow Festival, Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Kyodo News/AP. In fact, in Sapporo, ...

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, ...

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb. 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, attractions and food for festivalgoers ...

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, ...

The severe weather coincides with the start of Sapporo's renowned snow festival in southern Hokkaido. While the festival itself has not experienced significant disruption, the broader impact on ...

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

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.