SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are ...

We were a few weeks too early for the famous Sapporo Snow Festival, but it's far from being ... their own chocolate bar as a ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...