SAPPORO--The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of the nation’s biggest winter events, is to be held online for the second straight year due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID ...

This year, temperatures in central Sapporo hit an unseasonable 5.4 degrees on January 20, according to the Mainichi newspaper. Pools of melted snow formed in Odori Park, one of the main festival ...

SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's ...

SAPPORO—The Sapporo Snow Festival, one of Hokkaido’s most popular winter events, opened here on Feb. 4, overcoming what had been a record low snowfall this season. About 140 snow statues are ...

Hokkaido’s Sapporo Snow Festival may be less known internationally than the northern city's famous export — Sapporo beer — but the spectacular week-long showcase has become a major winter attraction ...

The main city of Sapporo makes the most of this with its annual Snow Festival, which has grown since 1950 into a major draw for tourists and festival participants from throughout Japan and all ...

Sapporo is best known for its neighboring epic ski resorts, but it's impressive any month of the year. Follow our guide to make the most of your next visit. Presiding over the mountainous island ...

The entrance of North Safari Sapporo is seen in Sapporo's Minami Ward in this file photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025. (Mainichi/Junji Takayama) SAPPORO -- Two people were injured after falling from a ...

An observatory at the top of Moiwa, which provides panoramic view of Sapporo, was seen covered with snow on Sunday morning. “When I came here last week, much of the mountain was still green ...