This year's festival came dangerously close to being cancelled, before it was saved by a last-minute snowfall Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures ...

According to the festival executive committee, a total of about 200 ice and snow sculptures are displayed for the festival, held from Feb. 4-11. Of these, 80 are citizens' snow sculptures.

People in Akita Prefecture, northeastern Japan, have flown kites in a festival to mark the first signs of spring as the snow ...

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular ... mentioned the record-level snowfalls that were hitting other areas of Japan’s northernmost main island on Feb. 4.

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Hokkaidō, Japan’s northernmost main island, sees bitterly cold winters and plenty of snow each year. The main city of Sapporo makes the most of this with its annual Snow Festival, which has ...

ambitious curry bun venders will seek to set a new Guinness World Record by selling 10,000 buns in eight hours at the Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 8. Organized by the JA (Japan Agricultural ...

Record-breaking snowfall in Hokkaido, Japan, disrupted traffic, delayed deliveries, and caused airport closures on Tuesday. The heaviest snow, especially in Obihiro and Kushiro, led to stranded ...

The Sakura Festival began in 1986 to commemorate the naming of Narashino, Japan as Tuscaloosa’s first sister city. The sister ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...