Sapporo Snow Festival is one of the largest festivals in Japan that lasts for seven days in February. During the festival hundreds of small and massive snow statues and ice sculptures are displayed featuring famous building or person. Most of the statues are illuminated during the night. The festival offers snow and ice slides, snow maze, sports events, play ground for children, and regional foods. It also includes the Opening and Closing Ceremony of Snow Transportation and the International Snow Statue Contest. It is an international event that promotes international relations and turns the city of Sapporo into a winter dreamland for a week.
