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15. Snow in Sapporo
Popular with ski and board enthusiasts, Sapporo has six resorts and was put on the map in 1972 when it hosted the Winter Olympics – quite some shift from 1857 when its entire population was a mere 7 people! If you’re not one to attach long flat implements to your feet and go hurtling down a mountainside, then you can still get your snow fix by timing your visit to coincide with the annual Snow Festival, where incredibly large and ornate snow sculptures take center stage in Odori Park, with other snow slides and attractions to be found in the Tsu Dome site. Smaller ice sculptures, illuminated well into the night, are to be found elsewhere throughout the area, and there’s a varied program of concerts and events held to entertain the crowds.
