Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival starts for 4-day run

The tower of Hirosaki Castle, surrounded by Japanese garden style lanterns made out of snow, is illuminated in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, on Feb. 11, 2016, as the Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival started for a four-day run. About 140 snow lanterns, which are 2.5 meters high on average, are constructed throughout Hirosaki Park. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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