Sapporo Snow Festival 2008

Snow & Ice

The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts a growing number of visitors from Japan and abroad every year.
Every winter, about two million people come to Sapporo to see the hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures which line Odori Park,the grounds at Satoland, and the main street in Susukino.
For seven days in February,these statues and sculptures(both large and small) turn Sapporo into a winter dreamland of crystal-like ice and white snow.
The Snow Festival began in 1950, when local high school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. in 1955, the Self-Defense Force joined in and built the very first massive snow sculpture, for which the Snow Festival has become famous for now. The Festival has grown from these humble beginnings to become one of the biggest and most well known of Hokkaido's winter events.

The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Japan's largest winter events, attracts a growing number of visitors from Japan and abroad every year.
Every winter, about two million people come to Sapporo to see the hundreds of beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures which line Odori Park,the grounds at Satoland, and the main street in Susukino.
For seven days in February,these statues and sculptures(both large and small) turn Sapporo into a winter dreamland of crystal-like ice and white snow.
The Snow Festival began in 1950, when local high school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. in 1955, the Self-Defense Force joined in and built the very first massive snow sculpture, for which the Snow Festival has become famous for now. The Festival has grown from these humble beginnings to become one of the biggest and most well known of Hokkaido's winter events.

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• Sapporo
• Snow
• Japan
• Hokkaido

[creepyk1d]

that's a strong train

[neoxigbar]

Lol the Totoro theme song! Amg!

[PinoyBoy2829]

the little train is so cute hehe!

[Kidchair]

it is dang cold there! but you kinda forget that when you're at the yuki matsuri...so awesome!

[hammy012]

Looks cold...better pack some more clothes if I wanna go there...

[ShazzyxD]

Love the beatles in the background.

[bopomofo]

i was there the day before you uploaded this video. exactly one year ago...

[McMoneaux]

uh! i'd love to go to sapporo!

[Italynine]

ahah i love sapporo! i wont visite it a day...

[PrinceCaspian58]

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian!!!