Here are some photos of giant snow sculptures from the 60th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until February 11.
Hakodate Magistrate's Office [Photo: Moontears]
Kinnikuman [Photo: Talk P]
Namdaemun (check out the the LIVE WEBCAM [WMP]) [Photo: Sasakei]
Namdaemun under construction [Photo: tetsu]
Olympic gold medalist swimmer Kōsuke Kitajima [Photo: Sasakei]
Kitajima under construction [Photo: tetsu]
Hamamatsu Castle [Photo: Talk P]
Sento-kun & Manto-kun [Photo: tetsu]
25 years in Japan [Photo: Sasakei]
Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers cleaning mouse heads [Photo: Reuters]
Stitch [Photo: Talk P]
Tsuyo Ink [Photo: Sapporo Snow Festival Official Site]
Snow Zoo [Photo: bigarnex]
Alien Baltan [Photo: bigarnex]
Pekkle [Photo: bigarnex]
Timothy
These are truly amazing. The first one, all lit up in different colors, is crazy awesome.
[]Shari
Strange and touching to see a sculpture of Namdaemun included in a Japanese snow sculpture collection. Maybe the old Japanese attitudes about Korea are softening?
[]Bazz
Maybe it's the other way around? great shots though and very cool to see Korea represented
[]Nick
It is indeed touching to see a sculpture of Namdaemun in this collection. Hopefully we can hope for a less animosity between Japanese and Koreans in the future.
[]Rapscallion
I went to the Snow Festival this year, it was all kinds of awesome. Sadly I was only there for a couple days, have to go back next year for the whole thing. Sapporo is a beautiful place to visit.
[]Billy
I've always wanted to go to the snow festival but I haven't made it yet. These guys take it to the next level don't they! nice pics...
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