CHITOSE, Hokkaido -- Splash ice, a rare winter phenomenon, has appeared along the shore of Lake Shikotsu in Hokkaido, Japan's ...

The committee also said the festival could be canceled depending on the COVID-19 situation in Japan ... since 1950, Hokkaido’s winter tradition has featured about 200 ice and snow sculptures ...

SAPPORO—Amid towering snow and ice sculptures ... 10,000 buns in eight hours at the Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 8. Organized by the JA (Japan Agricultural Cooperatives) Group Hokkaido ...