SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's ...

This year, temperatures in central Sapporo hit an unseasonable 5.4 degrees on January 20, according to the Mainichi newspaper. Pools of melted snow formed in Odori Park, one of the main festival ...

SAPPORO—Amid towering snow and ice sculptures, ambitious curry bun venders will seek to set a new Guinness World Record by selling 10,000 buns in eight hours at the Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 8.

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are ...

The main city of Sapporo makes the most of this with its annual Snow Festival, which has grown since 1950 into a major draw for tourists and festival participants from throughout Japan and all ...

Hokkaido’s Sapporo Snow Festival may be less known internationally than the northern city's famous export — Sapporo beer — but the spectacular week-long showcase has become a major winter attraction ...

If you need any further proof of her global fame, an ice replica of her head is featured in the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. The US Open and Indian Wells champion is one of many giant ...