Tuesday, February 07, 2012

I went to Sapporo at Hokkaido, Japan, to visit the 63th Sapporo Snow Festival. The flight from Taipei to Sapporo was quite full, with most of the passengers also traveling for the same reason. After reached Sapporo from the airport, I went directly to the Odori Park, the biggest of the three venues of the Festival, and visited every small, medium, and large snow sculpture in the venue until the sky went completely dark.

I took EVA Airways’ Hello Kitty Jet again.


We passed All Nippon Airways’ Pikachu special livery plane after landed at New Chitose Airport.


Activities were going to begin on the stages in from of the Snow Aquarium large snow sculpture.


Some medium sculptures served as playgrounds.


Hawkers selling foods were always a big part of the festivals.


Former Sapporo Court of Appeals at the end of Odori Park.


Heavy snows with colorful lighting.


The large sculpture of magician’s hat and Mickey Mouse sponsored by corporations.


The large sculpture of Japanese animation One Piece sponsored by corporations.


The all white sculpture of Tsuruga Castle of Fukushima was built to pay tribute to the 2011 earth quake.


The all white sculpture of Taj Mahal under heavy snow.


The small sculpture of mother and son brought warm feelings to visitors.


Penguins real and fictional.


Mascots of Taiwanese convenient store chain made appearance in the snow festival.


The large ice sculpture of Taiwan Palace Museum.


Team from Taiwan working on the small sculpture highlighting Taipei 101 at the international plaza.


Singapore team also working on theirs, with the competition of the international teams was scheduled for the next day.


The snow board stunts performed by professionals sponsored by Hokkaido’s most famous cookie maker.


The panorama view of the snow festival at Odori Park from Sapporo TV Tower.


The large snow sculptures of One Piece, Tsuruga Castle, and Taj Mahal viewed from Sapporo TV Tower.


The large sculptures of Taiwan Palace Museum and Snow Aquarium.


Performances on the stage of Ice Square.


Row of snowmen at one side of a building on my way back to hotel.


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