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Sapporo Snow Festival (Yuki Matsuri)

February 5-11 (or February 6-12 if February 11 falls on a Saturday or Sunday)

An exuberant celebration of snow and ice held since 1950 in Sapporo, the capital city of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. In 1974, the first international Snow Statue Contest was held. The week's activities feature a colorful parade and competitive events in winter sports. What particularly draws more than two million tourists, though, is the display of colossal ice sculptures along the main street and snow statues in Odori Park.
Because of the shortage of snow in the festival area, thousands of tons of snow are trucked in from the suburbs. The sculptures are spectacular—intricately carved and often several stories high. About three weeks before the festival the work begins: a wooden frame is built and packed with snow; after the snow has hardened the frame is removed and the carving begins. A different theme is chosen each year for the sculptures.

CONTACTS:
Sapporo Snow Festival
Tourism Department
2F City Hall N1, Kita 1 Nishi 2
Sapporo, 060-0001 Japan
81-1-1211-2376
www.snowfes.com/english/index.html

SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, p. 34
BkHolWrld-1986, Feb 6
JapanFest-1965, p. 125

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Here are some of the more memorable ones: Sapporo Snow Festival The Sapporo Snow Festival will be entering its 60th year in February 2009, and you can expect the event to have an extra special feel to go along with its landmark year.

The Varied Festivals of Japan by Gail Kenny / Travel, recreation and leisure community

to revise bank premiums (Nihon Keizai) -- Gov't, ruling parties want to increase salaried workers' medical expense payments to 30% in April 2003 (Nihon Keizai); Ruling camp plans to increase medical payments either in FY 2003 or FY 2004 (Asahi) -- Sapporo Snow Festival begins today (Asahi, Yomiuri)

Japanese morning newspaper headlines by Asian Economic News

Organizers said displays in the 53rd Sapporo Snow Festival, which will run through Monday, opened simultaneously at three festival sites -- Odori Park, Makomanai and Susukino.

Sapporo snow fete opens to public with 312 snow, ice statues by Japan Weekly Monitor