Sapporo’s 60th Snow Festival 2009
06/02/09 21:27 Filed in: JET
Was at
Susukino to get a haircut but I got sidetracked and
got drawn into Odori Park. I just remembered the snow
festival is going on this week from 5th Feb to 11 Feb
2009. 11 Feb is a national holiday called the
Foundation Day. This is the day Japan was supposedly
founded by the first Japanese Emperor Jimmu.
Anyways I was wondering how the Festival is holding up. Sapporo has been having “warm” winter year after year and it actually rains instead of snowing on some days. But looking at the way its been snowing these past few days in February, I think the Snow Festival is all set to receive and impress the expected 2 million visitors to Sapporo.
February indeed is the coldest month of the year in Sapporo.
Sapporo people don’t make snowmen. They make snow statues! Impressive I tell you!
Anyway photos will be up soon!
Here are the photos!
Japan’s bid for the Olympics. This is getting some debate in the Diet right now whether Japan should go for it.
In Celebration of Tokyo Disneyland’s 25th anniversary.I miss Disneyland Tokyo. Mostly because I didn’t go to Disney Sea but to the kiddish Disneyland instead.
Look at the details on this one. Tinkerbell is amazingly able to stay perched up there. Wonder if the sculptors put in any wireframes to prop it up first to make sure it stays in place.
Love the cone held by Goofy
Totoro! I didn’t find any Neko Bus sculptures though.
Lots of food stalls here at the park
A symbolic tribute to the cooperation between South Korea and Japan
Shiroikoibito Park promoting their snow sports park at Miyanosawa. Looks like they brought part of their park to Odori!
Professional Snowboarders. Subarashii!
They don’t make no snow man, they make snow samurai!
Disney’s Stitch! A hot favorite among youngsters here
Do the locomotion!
This is really impressive. Measuring about 2.5 metres in height, the details in this snow temple are really something to be in awe of.
The irony!
Mister Donut making a presence in the snow festival with their cute lion!
Odori Park is really a beautiful place.
Anyways I was wondering how the Festival is holding up. Sapporo has been having “warm” winter year after year and it actually rains instead of snowing on some days. But looking at the way its been snowing these past few days in February, I think the Snow Festival is all set to receive and impress the expected 2 million visitors to Sapporo.
February indeed is the coldest month of the year in Sapporo.
Sapporo people don’t make snowmen. They make snow statues! Impressive I tell you!
Anyway photos will be up soon!
Here are the photos!
Japan’s bid for the Olympics. This is getting some debate in the Diet right now whether Japan should go for it.
In Celebration of Tokyo Disneyland’s 25th anniversary.I miss Disneyland Tokyo. Mostly because I didn’t go to Disney Sea but to the kiddish Disneyland instead.
Look at the details on this one. Tinkerbell is amazingly able to stay perched up there. Wonder if the sculptors put in any wireframes to prop it up first to make sure it stays in place.
Love the cone held by Goofy
Totoro! I didn’t find any Neko Bus sculptures though.
Lots of food stalls here at the park
A symbolic tribute to the cooperation between South Korea and Japan
Shiroikoibito Park promoting their snow sports park at Miyanosawa. Looks like they brought part of their park to Odori!
Professional Snowboarders. Subarashii!
They don’t make no snow man, they make snow samurai!
Disney’s Stitch! A hot favorite among youngsters here
Do the locomotion!
This is really impressive. Measuring about 2.5 metres in height, the details in this snow temple are really something to be in awe of.
The irony!
Mister Donut making a presence in the snow festival with their cute lion!
Odori Park is really a beautiful place.
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