SAPPORO--A rebranded Sapporo Snow Festival next year will focus on the themes of environmental protection and sustainability, ...

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 ...

Warming winters and military labour shortages are forcing the world-famous Hokkaido event to pivot towards sustainability ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Organizing a trip to Japan during the wintertime? If you are hitting the slopes, plan your trip around the mesmerizing Japan snow ...

SAPPORO—Organizers unveiled the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival’s lineup of giant winter sculptures on Dec. 12 that will include a famous castle and a “Star Wars” creation. A total of 210 snow and ice ...

Aside from looking at snow sculptures, you’ll also be able to purchase exclusive merchandise of the main Jujutsu Kaisen characters. They’ll use the key visual from the snow festival. All of the ...

When you think of iconic winter festivals, North Americans might picture the vibrant Carnaval de Québec in Quebec City, Canada. Meanwhile, the Harbin International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival—one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fireworks explode over the illuminated ice sculptures during the opening day of 35th Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival at ...

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 ...