sculpture is intended to give visitors an idea of the changing times. The large snow sculpture of the Old Sapporo Station will be accurately reproduced down to the finest details by using the Self-Defense Forces' original technique known as the "ice block construction method" which involves ...
You can also ride on the ice sculptures and take stunning pictures on Illumination Street. The ice sculptures are lit up daily until 11pm. This year they will have an amazing ice sculpture show and an ice sulpture contest. Although the Susukino site is the smallest of the three sites, it...
We loved the proximity to Odori Park for the 2024 Snow Festival - just a few blocks! It's also within a few blocks to the Susukino ice sculpture location, and a quick taxi ride to the Sapporo train station. The breakfast buffet was excellent, so many delicious choices and no waiting. ...
Start with the Sculpture Garden and the Craft Hall, then try making your own glassware, ceramics and dyed cloth. Alternatively, wander around and soak up the vast natural surroundings in their seasonal glory. The road trip: Rusutsu A 90 minute drive southwest of Sapporo, Rusutsu is an ...
4. Tadami Snow Festival Second weekend of February 4 hours from Tokyo Fukushima A small town hosting a big festival, Tadami is well known across the region for its snow celebration featuring fireworks, ice sculptures, and more. The main sculpture rivals those seen at the Sapporo Snow Festival...
Hat tip to Open Dinosaur Project contributor Rob Taylor, who drew my attention to this photo of a huge and sauropodoriffic snow sculpture at [what I thought when I wrote this was] the Fairbanks Ice Festival: (Copied from this page on phombo.com) Is it re