From towering Star Wars sculptures and a 100-meter-long snow slide to food and parties, the annual Sapporo Snow Festival has long been a major tourism magnet for Japan’s northernmost prefecture of ...

However, the festival is currently facing a variety of unprecedented challenges. There are financial problems arising due to the increased operating costs and a decrease in advertising revenue, as ...

SAPPORO, Japan — A new class of aircraft carrier — one carved from snow — is appearing at the 74th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, a world-renowned stage in Japan for cold weather sculptors. A team of U ...

A snow sculpture of 'Star Wars' is one of the attratctions at the 66th Sapporo Snow Festival in Sapporo, northern Japan. The snow festival which is held through February 11th, features 204 snow and ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival has long been a part of Japan’s winter culture, routinely offering creative artists the opportunity to use the snow to create some wild pieces of art. As the anime industry ...

These ice sculptors know the power of the Dark Side. Japanese army troops built a stunning tribute to the "Star Wars" franchise for Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, which opened Thursday. The sculpture, ...

Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido and the fifth-largest city in the country. As Japan’s most northern island, Hokkaido boasts pristine wilderness, home to endangered Steller's sea eagle, brown ...

It’s a frozen fantasia. The Sapporo Snow Festival - an annual celebration now in its 74th year - is in full swing. Set across three main venues in Sapporo city on the island of Hokkaido - Ōdōri Park, ...