Snow Festival in Sapporo to begin Feb. 6

Snow Festival in Sapporo to begin Feb. 6

SAPPORO, Japan - Snow statues are illuminated in a test run in Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 5 ahead of the week-long Sapporo Snow Festival starting on Feb. 6.

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