The Sapporo Snow Festival has returned for its 68th year and is even larger than ever, boasting endless rows of expertly crafted snow sculptures (with many of characters from notable games and anime of course) and anime goods to purchase that will no doubt be regarded as the epitome of an otaku winter wonderland.
Photographs of the event have naturally begun to accumulate online:
A gargantuan sculpture of Final Fantasy VII’s Cloud fighting against Sephiroth was also present at the event, which also served as part of a light show:
More footage of the event:
White snow is clearly racist.
Trump, the best thing that happened in America.
I think it’s too early, but we can always hope. All the bitching and whining isn’t helping anybody.
In Bizarro World maybe, not in the real world.
Let’s hope Trump leads us out of the Bizarro World, then.
Well GUESS where we are.
Some good works of art there, just wish they didn’t add that face-eating pineapple guy.
They built the sculptures, now Mexico is gonna pay for them!
Good to see that at least some areas that traditionally expect snow in the winter still actually have it. Meanwhile, it’s going to be 60F tomorrow here in the north-central US.
Because your weather is like your people. Never on time.