Sapporo Snow Festival

Sapporo Snow Festival

SAPPORO, Japan - A snow sculpture of the so-called ''miracle pine'' tree, which had survived the March tsunami in Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, is pictured at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Feb. 6, 2012, the first day of the annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The festival runs through Feb. 12.

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