{"id":3526,"date":"2025-02-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T03:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/?p=3526"},"modified":"2025-02-03T11:51:06","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T02:51:06","slug":"sapporo-snow-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/voyapon.com\/sapporo-snow-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"Sapporo\u2019s Snow Festival: Sculptures, Ice Art, and Winter Magic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The hum of the elevator grew faint as it rose higher and higher, carrying me to the top of the Sapporo TV Tower. Through the glass, the snowy expanse of Odori Park began to stretch out before me, framed by the city skyline and distant mountains. At that height, the scale of the Yuki Matsuri (Sapporo Snow Festival<\/a>) revealed itself as a parade of snow sculptures lining the park, with busy crowds admiring these fun and whimsical winter monuments.<\/strong> And there I was, happy to ignore my hatred of negative mercury digits just to enjoy one of the events I had been looking forward to see for the longest time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hokkaido<\/a>‘s Yuki Matsuri has celebrated both tradition and creativity since its humble beginnings in 1950,<\/strong> when local high school students built a handful of sculptures, eventually growing into an international event that attracts millions of visitors annually. Today, the festival showcases everything from anime characters or pop culture icons to reimagined architectural landmarks<\/strong>, allowing Sapporo to transform its long, snowy winters into one of its most attractive cultural highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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