Kamakura festival to open in Akita Pref.

Kamakura festival to open in Akita Pref.

YOKOTE, Japan - A family admires small kamakuras, an igloo-like snow hut, lit by candles, in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, on Feb. 14, one day before the opening of a two-day annual Kamakura festival. About 100 3-meter-high snow huts and around 10,000 smaller ones were made for the event. Visitors can chat and play in the snow structures.

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