Inside Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival 2023
The annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo at physical venues for the first time in three years.(Photo: Twitter)04 Feb, 2023 Snigdha Choudhury
Let it snow!
The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival features more than 160 snow and ice sculptures.(Photo: AFP)04 Feb, 2023
How it all began
The famed snow festival first began in 1950 when local middle and high school students created six snow sculptures in Odori Park in central Sapporo. (Photo: Twitter)04 Feb, 2023
The art of sculpturing
Five gigantic snow sculptures over 10 meters tall are on display at the main Odori Park venue.(Photo: AFP)04 Feb, 2023
A major tourist attraction
According to the organisers, the major Hokkaido tourist attraction usually attracts more than 2 million domestic and overseas tourists every year. (Photo: AFP)04 Feb, 2023