When you think of the winter snow festivals, Japan, is probably not the first thing that comes to mind. It is likely to imagine Scandinavia or Canada. But if you are interested in the sculptures of snow and ice, you probably know that Japan has some of the winter festival in the world more interesting and unique. In winter in Japan, in the north with the snow, the winter holidays there every year that attract many people and offers many attractions for all.
TheThe higher the Snow Festival in Sapporo, also called "Yuki Matsuri". Held annually in February in Japan's snow covers the northern island, Hokkaido. The Snow Festival in Sapporo was the first of its kind in Japan, and remains the largest.
Each year, 2 million snow lovers are in Sapporo, the largest city of Hokkaido, to enjoy the festival of snow in the first two weeks of February. At the festival, hundreds of snow sculptures by artists from all overthe world. Some are a few stories high buildings and weigh tons. There are also ice sculptures and ice bar where you can come and drink a cold beer.
The Sapporo Snow Festival was in 1950 by a group of school kids. Bored off in the severe winter, which began making snow sculpture competition. Each year, more children together, and now the snow festival attracts artists from 15 different countries.
There are also musical performances,light shows, snow slides and a mass snowball fight.
The second largest city in Hokkaido, Asahikawa, has its Asahikawa Winter Festival in early February. It is not as big as the Snow Festival in Sapporo, but it is good for snow lovers who want a winter festival quieter and less crowded. They have huge ice sculptures and lighting at night. At the Asahikawa Snow Festival, Asahikawa ramen restaurants serve a type of ramen that is famous throughout Japan. Noodlesand hot soup is a winter special treatment, and visitors from all over Japan are there to prove it.
The northern part of Japan 's main Honshu, pour in the winter. Each area has its biggest festival of the snow itself. One of the most popular is the Iwate Snow Festival. Held in the small town of Shizukuishi in the first half of February. Iwate Snow Festival Snow has giant statues, restaurants and bars in an igloo, snow slides and a giant snow maze of slightly different each year. Iwate is also famous for its fireworks shows a year where festival goers can see the colors reflected in the snow.
Iwate is a winter festival for those who want to see a more traditional celebration. The festival of snow mixes modern with the traditional festivals that are centuries old annual. In Iwate, you can see the traditional Japanese musicians and dancers performed on the floats.
There's snow festival held throughout the North> Japan. Even in the smallest city of Hokkaido, the residents have some kind of celebration, when the snow drifts up. Northern Honshu festivals with snow in all major cities. The prefectures of north as Aomori, are good places to go if you want to leave the main island.
If you want a truly unique winter festival in northern Japan is a great place to go. Just make sure it's hot!
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