40 Sapporo Yuki Matsuri Photos
By Muza-chan on Feb 2, 2010 | In Japan travel | 30 feedbacks »
Between February 5 and 11, in Sapporo takes place the Sapporo Snow Festival (Sapporo Yuki Matsuri), one of the biggest winter events in Japan. It is estimated that this year more than 2 million visitors will go to Sapporo to see the amazing ice and snow sculptures.
The tradition started 61 years ago, in 1950, when a group of high school students sculpted 6 ice and snow statues. Since then, the festival grew and became famous in 1955, when the Self Defense Forces participated with a giant ice sculpture. In 1972, when the Winter Olympic Games took place in Sapporo, the festival became known throughout the world and in 1974 started the first edition of the International Snow Sculpture Contest.
The number of statues reached 400 in 2007. If you want to build a snow statue to last, here are some advices from the official website.
Here are the some of the best Creative Commons photos from Flickr, illustrating the festival highlights from the last years:
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For starters, some popular characters: Doraemon…
… Domo-kun…
… and Kinnikuman…
Then, of course, some Disney characters…
I like this WALL-E…
Traditional architecture…
A sculpture dedicated to the bid to host the 2016 Olympics…
And many more…
If you wish to participate, you can find more information on the official website.
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Snow and ice sculptures. Sapporo Snow Festival, Japan. [link] via @Muzachan
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I live in Sapporo city.We,Sapporo citizen,are proud of Snow Festival. @Muzachan 40 Sapporo Yuki Matsuri Photos [link]
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And here is a pic from a festival in Japan last year -- I think the bar has been raised! [link] [link]
Sapporo is my hometown. Photograph reminds me of the winter of childhood.RT @Muzachan: 40 Sapporo Yuki Matsuri Photos [link]




















































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