Boldly go where snowmen have gone before: Mesmerizing images show the amazing snow and ice sculptures of the 2024 Sapporo Snow Festival
196 snow and ice sculptures are on display at Japan's largest winter event. The festival takes place every February on the island of Hokkaido. READ MORE: The Most Instagrammable Michelin Star Restaurants in the British Isles
It's a frozen fantasy.
The Sapporo Snow Festival - an annual celebration now in its 74th year - is in full swing.
Located in three main locations across the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido - Ōdōri Park, Susukino and Tsudome - the free entry snow spectacle is the most popular winter event in Japan, attracting two million visitors each year.
A total of 196 impressive snow and ice sculptures are on display: from fairytale castles and galloping thoroughbred horses to smiling dinosaurs and manga heroes.
The centerpieces of the festival are five large-scale snow sculptures at the Ōdōri site, each measuring between 12 (39 feet) and 15 meters ( 49 feet) tall, built by the Japanese Great Self-Defense Force and hundreds of citizen volunteers.
It's a frozen fantasy.
The Sapporo Snow Festival - an annual celebration now in its 74th year - is in full swing.
Located in three main locations across the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido - Ōdōri Park, Susukino and Tsudome - the free entry snow spectacle is the most popular winter event in Japan, attracting two million visitors each year.
A total of 196 impressive snow and ice sculptures are on display: from fairytale castles and galloping thoroughbred horses to smiling dinosaurs and manga heroes.
The centerpieces of the festival are five large-scale snow sculptures at the Ōdōri site, each measuring between 12 (39 feet) and 15 meters ( 49 feet) tall, built by the Japanese Great Self-Defense Force and hundreds of citizen volunteers.
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