CORRECTED: Snow statues lit up prior to start of Sapporo Snow Festival

Photo taken Feb. 4, 2016, shows an illuminated ice sculpture of the Hokkaido Shinkansen bullet train and tourist attractions of Japan's northern prefecture of Aomori, displayed at the Sapporo Snow Festival. The annual event in Sapporo started on Feb. 5, with more than two million domestic and foreign tourists expected to visit through Feb. 11. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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