 A palace entirely made of snow The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり Sapporo Yuki-matsuri) is a famous yearly festival held in Sapporo, Japan over seven days in February. In the year 2005 it was held from February 7 to 13, and in 2006 it was held from February 6 to February 12. Taken from [1]: . File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
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Sapporo scene Sapporo White Illumination Sapporo (札幌市; -shi) is the fifth-largest city in Japan and it is the capital of Hokkaido Prefecture. ...
2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 7 is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
It is one of the largest winter events in Japan. Teams from outside Japan come to participate, and the festival is thought to be an opportunity for promoting international relations. About two million people come to see the enormous beautiful snow statues on display in Odori Park in central Sapporo, which is the main site of the festival.
The subject of the statues vary and often feature an event or famous person from the past year. For example, in 2004 there were statues of Hideki Matsui, the famous baseball player who plays for the New York Yankees. There are also long ice chutes on which people are encouraged to slide. Hideki Matsui (æ¾äº• 秀喜 Matsui Hideki, born June 12, 1974) is a Japanese Major League Baseball left fielder who plays for the New York Yankees. ...
A view of the playing field at Busch Stadium II St. ...
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The Snow Festival began in 1950 when six local high school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. In 1955, the Japan Self-Defense Forces from the nearby Makomanai base joined in and built the first massive snow sculpture, for which the Snow Festival has now become famous. In years when the accumulated snowfall is low, the Self-Defense Force, for whom participation is considered a training exercise, brings in snow from outside Sapporo. The Makomanai base, one of three main sites, hosts the largest sculptures, with an emphasis on providing play space for children. The third site is the night life district of Susukino, which hosts the ice carvings. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Japan Self-Defense Forces ), or JSDF, are the military forces in Japan that were established after the end of World War II. The force has been engaged in no real combat but has been engaged in some international peacekeeping operations. ...
Snow sculpture is a sculpture form comparable to ice sculpture in that most of it is now practiced outdoors, and often in full view of spectators, thus giving it kinship to performance art in the eyes of some. ...
External links
- (Japanese) Official Sapporo Snow Festival site
- (Japanese) Sapporo yukimaturi News! (Sapporo Snow Festival News!)
- (English) Official Sapporo Snow Festival site
- (English) Yamasa Institute Snow Festival site
- (English) Sapporo Snow Festival photos at PHOTOGUIDE.JP
- (English) Sapporo Snow Festival (Japanese Lifestyle)
- (English) 57th Sapporo Snow Festival Photo Album No.1 (Yokohama Living)
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