Preparations begin for Sapporo Snow Festival

Preparations begin for Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - Trucks of the Ground Self-Defense Force unload snow at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Jan. 7, 2010, to prepare for the 61st Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 5 to 11. For two weeks, 6,500 5-ton truckloads of snow will be delivered from outside Sapporo which will be used to build sculptures.

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