IN PHOTOS: Jaw-dropping snow and ice sculptures at 74th Sapporo Snow Festival

Taking place across three main venues in the capital of Hokkaido – Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome – the 74th Sapporo Snow Festival has officially begun, running from February 4 to 11. The festival is considered the biggest and most popular winter event in Japan, attracting 2 million visitors annually. A total of 196 jaw-dropping snow and ice sculptures can be enjoyed by both children and adults.

Some of the highlights of this year’s snow festival are the five large snow sculptures measuring 12-15 meters tall. More than a thousand personnel from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and hundreds of citizen volunteers have made the sculptures over a span of 28 days from January 7 to February 3.

See some of the sculptures here. All photos courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali.

Outdoors, Nature, Art — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Person, Outdoors, Adult — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Person, Accessories, Bag — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

City, Urban, Clothing — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Nature, Outdoors, Boy — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Clothing, Coat, City — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Sphere, Balloon, Purple — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Adult, Female, Person — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Adult, Male, Man — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Nature, Outdoors, Winter — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Advertisement, Accessories, Bag — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

Backpack, Bag, Lighting — Courtesy of Basil Villacortes Sali

– Rappler.com

Basil Villacortes Sali has been working in Sapporo since August 2019 as an English teacher in a public senior high school. He’s very happy and excited now that the celebration is back to pre-pandemic level.

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