SAPPORO--The internationally popular Sapporo Snow Festival will be held in February but with fewer and smaller ice sculptures, no sales vendors and zero stage events, the executive committee said.

SAPPORO--The world-renowned Sapporo Snow Festival kicked off Feb. 4 ... The sculptures are illuminated at night. The festival continues until Feb. 11. A peek through the music industry’s ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival originated in the post-World War ... forcing people to work on them at night when the temperature ...

The main city of Sapporo makes the most of this with its annual Snow Festival, which has grown since 1950 into a major draw for tourists and festival participants from throughout Japan and all ...

Visitors are flocking to Sapporo, northern Japan, to see frozen sculptures at the festival, which marks its 70th anniversary this year. Almost 200 snow and ice sculptures are on display at three ...

It’s our second day in Japan, having arrived the night before on Cebu Pacific ... and is home to the annual Sapporo Snow ...

Sapporo is best known for its neighboring epic ski resorts, but it's impressive any month of the year. Follow our guide to make the most of your next visit. Presiding over the mountainous island ...