Sapporo seeks registration for record number of snowmen

SAPPORO, Japan - People view on Feb. 12 some of the 12,379 snowmen made by citizens and tourists in Sapporo, Hokkaido, over a 19-day period that ended the same date. A committee that organized the making of the snowmen for the just-ended Sapporo Snow Festival said Feb. 13 it will seek registration in the Guinness Book of Records as the number of snowmen in the city topped 12,000 the previous day.

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