The 59th Sapporo Snow Festival

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300 beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures lines Odori Park and two further locations in Hokkaido’s capital every winter. Being the 59th such festival, it has now grown into being one of the most famous festivals in Japan attracting numerous domestic and international tourists to Sapporo.

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