Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

This year’s festival came dangerously close to being cancelled, before it was saved by a last-minute snowfall.

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had ...

Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido and the fifth-largest city in the country. As Japan’s most northern island, Hokkaido ...

With the snow festival slated to commence ... According to the Japan Meteorological Agency's Sapporo Regional Headquarters, the warm winter was triggered by a warm air mass from the south while ...

Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by ...

Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's capital city, ...

People try to catch lucky beans scattered by celebrities during the annual "Mame-maki," a ceremony marked in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck, at the main hall of Zojoji ...

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Don’t miss the electrifying fire shows and the rhythmic beats of taiko drumming—this is an absolute Japan’s winter festival that will captivate your senses. Sapporo, known for its exciting things to ...

The 75th Sapporo Snow Festival will be held on February 4 - 11, 2025, in the City of Sapporo, Japan’s Northern Capital. As one of the world’s largest snow sculpture festivals, the city will be ...

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