SAPPORO, Japan — A new class of aircraft carrier — one carved from snow — is appearing at the 74th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, a world-renowned stage in Japan for cold weather sculptors.

The Sapporo Snow Festival started on February 4 in Sapporo, Hokkaido. It is a famous Japanese festival celebrating snow and ice. At Odori Park in Sapporo, 126 statues made by packing snow are ...

The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual weeklong event that dates to 1950 in Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan's main islands. The festival features around 200 sculptures, according to the Japan ...

The 75th Sapporo Snow Festival will be held on February 4 - 11, 2025, in the City of Sapporo, Japan’s Northern Capital. As one of the world’s largest snow sculpture festivals, the city will be ...