SAPPORO, Feb 05 (Japan Today) –
The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival started in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The pageant, that includes greater than 160 ice and snow sculptures, is open to the general public for the primary time since 2020. It was held on-line solely in 2021 and 2022 as a result of coronavirus.
The 73rd Sapporo Snow Festival started in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The pageant, that includes greater than 160 ice and snow sculptures, is open to the general public for the primary time since 2020. It was held on-line solely in 2021 and 2022 as a result of coronavirus.
This yr’s occasion additionally marks the a centesimal anniversary of Sapporo being included as a metropolis.
The pageant, which runs till Feb 11, is being held at two venues — Otori and Susukino. The Tsudome venue will not be getting used this yr.
Organizers stated that some anti-coronavirus measures will probably be in place. There will probably be no meals and beverage cubicles, guests are requested to put on masks, whereas the variety of individuals at viewing areas and on walkways will probably be restricted to forestall crowding.
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