mojeaux131 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Some photos from the Sapporo Yuki Matsuri (Snow Festival) up in Hokkaido. I'd never seen so much snow and ice in my life. Hard to believe this whole thing started with some high school students making snow sculptures in the park in the 50s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Sapporo.............as in the Sapporo BEER ? This is sponsored by a Brewery ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojeaux131 Posted February 25, 2008 Author Share Posted February 25, 2008 Sapporo.............as in the Sapporo BEER ? This is sponsored by a Brewery ?Well, the beer is named after the city. I think Sapporo is the fifth-largest city in Japan, and it's the largest city on the big northern island of Hokkaido. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vertigo58 Posted February 25, 2008 Share Posted February 25, 2008 Those are some fantastic snap shots! My fav is the stage and city scape. It seems dream like! I want that Leaning Tower of Pisa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojeaux131 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 Thanks! It was incredible. I mean, the scale of some of those sculptures...and I have no idea how they made the blue ice house. No idea. Shoot, I have no idea how they made the giant snow sculptures/stages. It was soooo much fun though, especially the Bailey's ice bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
editor Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 Very cool. I've wanted to go there for years. I almost did back in 2004, but the plans changed.Surprisingly, it looks a lot like the Winter carnival in Saint Paul, Minnesota. This year Chicago is trying something similar, but smaller, called the Museum of Modern Ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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