Sapporo Snow Festival is one of the biggest festival in winter. Not only in Sapporo, Also all over the world, this is the biggest festival in the winter presenting a lot of snow or ice statues. More than 2 million people come every year. The festival is held at the beginning of February for a week.
![at HBC venue](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/hbc-buiding-290x193.jpg)
This is a western style building at HBC venue. HBC is the first local broadcast company in Sapporo. They have offered a series of western historical building every year.
![Churaumi from Okinawa](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/okinawa-290x193.jpg)
This is a statue of Okinawa Marine Park.
![making churaumi statue](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/making-okinawa-290x192.jpg)
Making a statue.
![making a Japanese castle](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/making-castle-290x188.jpg)
This is one of the main venue presented by a local broadcast.
![international competition](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/international-compe-290x192.jpg)
This is a statue by a team from foreign country in the International Snow Sculpture Competition at Odori 12 cho-me.
![ancient castle of ice](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ice-building-290x193.jpg)
An old building with ice at Odori 2 cho-me.
![skate square at TV Tower](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tv-tower-skate-290x192.jpg)
Many children and their parents enjoy skating at Sapporo TV Tower.
![skate square at TV Tower](http://gallery.cocosign.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/skating-tree-290x192.jpg)
Enjoy Sapporo Snow Festival!
Access
Odori Park
Date
Feb, 5 to 11