Sapporo Snow Festival - Japan

One of the important winter event in Japan is the Sapporo Snow Festival. It is held every year during the month of February. 61st Sapporo Snow Festival dates have been announced. It will be held from February 5th to February 11th 2010. This winter festival attracts a lot of people in Japan and also from abroad. The places of Sapporo Snow Festival 2010 are Odori Park, Susukino and Tsudome. Eye catching ice carvings and sculptures are the highlights of this Festival. About 2 million people visit every year to see these ice and snow sculptures. Gaint figures of about 30feet high can also be seen here...These range from tall buildings to Dinosaur. Photos/Images at the Sapporo Snow Festival in past years are below ....