Hokkaido’s Sapporo Snow Festival may be less known internationally than the northern city's famous export — Sapporo beer — but the spectacular week-long showcase has become a major winter attraction ...

SAPPORO--The world-renowned Sapporo Snow Festival kicked off Feb. 4, drawing admiring visitors from around the world. It marked the first time since 2020 for the event to be held on-site.

Here’s why: Snow and Sapporo are inextricably entwined ... The first snowfall of the year can be seen in November as the cold begins to draw in. From late December, the amount of snow begins ...

SAPPORO--The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of the nation’s biggest ... sized statues instead of massive ones that traditionally draw gasps from visitors. Although snow was transported ...

The main city of Sapporo makes the most of this with its annual Snow Festival, which has grown since 1950 into a major draw for tourists and festival participants from throughout Japan and all ...

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 ...

The Apex Legends Global Series (ALGS) is gearing up to host its Year 4 Championship in Sapporo, Japan, anticipated to draw around 30,000 ... by Sapporo’s renowned Snow Festival, a unique ...