YUKIMATSURI -- snow festival --

At deep snow area there are snow festivals in winter season, mostly February.

Main content of the event is snowy statue.

The arts are so beautiful, wonderful and great.

Especially in night time, they are lighted by colorful spot lights so they seem so fantastic.

Most popular festival is taken place in Sapporo.

At there it is held contest of snowy statue every year, among several dozen of those.

To make only just one snowy statue, it needs plenty snow.

Self Defense Forces takes a part for carrying and building snow.

When you go there, do not forget pocket warmers.