Sapporo lasts for 7 days in February and takes place in the city of Sapporo – centered around the Odori Park, Susukino and Tsu Dome areas. Each year, it is visited by 2 million visitors from all over the world. This year it will take place from 5 to 12 February and will once again be among the most popular winter events in Japan.

Its historical roots date back to 1950, when six university students built a few snow statues in Odori Park. Over time, more and more people joined in until the snow festival became famous.

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Sapporo becomes a magical snow garden

The main part of the festival takes place in Odori Park, which hosts the best snow statues – some of which are 15 meters tall and 25 meters wide! Every day they are lit up and create a luxurious, truly magical atmosphere.

Aside from a dozen large snow statues, the whole area is littered with smaller statues and the whole event is accompanied by concerts and other shows which draw on the atmosphere of the luxurious snow statues.

A luxurious view of Odori Park can be seen from the Sapporo broadcasting tower, located on the western side of the park.

Ice statues and fun in the snow

The Susukino district, located a single metro station from Odori Park, showcases about 100 ice statues every year.

And a bit further away you’ll find the Tsu Dome district, where you can enjoy snow slides, try snow rafting and of course see more snow statues.

All in all, the Japanese certainly know how to enjoy the snow season and art teams from all over the world look forward to the once-per-year opportunity to showcase their skills in practice!

All of the above is intertwined with a powerful village atmosphere, reflected in the colorful fronts of buildings with otherwise frugal plaster decorations. The baroque village has 140 inhabitants who took a liking to this lifestyle. They feel dedicated to the artistic value of the village, honor it and respect it. The village reminds us of what life was like in a 19th century village – and it stands firm in the 21st century thanks to its stability and picturesque nature. One could go as far as to say that time flows differently here, a bit slower.

Humble beginnings of the luxurious village and its lively historical development

The name suggests that the village was founded when the party of a certain Holas or Holaš, who could have been a member of the king’s company, settled here. The first written mention of the village dates back to 1292. Other historical sources suggest that the inhabitants were Czech. However, this situation changed after the plague, which killed most of the Czech inhabitants. Soon afterwards the deceased were replaced by a number of German inhabitants; German nationality remained predominant here for a long time, and during the World War II the village even became part of Reich. However, all of that changed in 1946.

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All of the above had a profound impact on the local inhabitants. The locals surely felt their fair share of fear and concerns, but also plenty of happy times and everyday difficulties. However, they lived their lives in beautiful and one could even say luxurious architectural monuments which have lasted to this day.