Why is Sapporo, Japan called the city of ice and snow?

Because Sapporo holds a snow festival every February, which is the only one in Japan.

Sapporo is a typical northern city with a strong northern flavor.

Sapporo holds outdoor activities with the theme of ice and snow every year. This is the origin of the Sapporo Snow Festival.

The main venue of the Snow Festival is located in Odori Park, and Makoma in the suburbs is opened as a second venue for children to play.

Later, a third venue was opened in Lake Shikotsu National Park for tourists to experience the fun of iceberg exploration.

The snow festival is divided into two parts: snow piles and ice sculptures.

The shape of the snow sculpture is mainly a human figure, with a white powdery surface, and the projection lights set around it highlight the pure texture of the characters.

The contestants of the snow festival used their imagination to the extreme.

The works range from characters and animals to world famous places, covering everything.

The best time to visit the ice sculptures is at night. The lights make the ice and snow show great magic. The warm lights and the cold ice and snow blend together, lingering in the cold atmosphere.

In order to sculpt these works, there was not enough ice and snow in Sapporo city.

In the first two months of the snow festival, hundreds of carts, trucks and cranes traveled to nearby mountains day and night to transport snow and ice.

The snow transport team stretches for several kilometers on the snow, which is very spectacular.

During the Snow Festival, there is an ice sculpture stage at the venue, with performances by famous singers and theater troupes.

The city also holds fashion, photography, music and other performance activities, creating a lively festive atmosphere.

In order to keep things fresh, all the snow festival works were destroyed with "strange hands" after the five-day event.

The Sapporo Snow Festival has become a world-famous event. Millions of tourists flock here every year during the snow festival, bringing more prosperity and wealth to Sapporo.