"The Golden Pavilion of Horyuji Temple"

This snow sculpture is 13 meters high and 24 meters wide with a depth of 25 meters! It took approximately 450 six-ton dump trucks of snow to create! From Jan.6 to Feb.30, 4,600 sculptors worked their butts off to create this breathtaking snow sculpture. So amazing!

Sapporo's Snow Festival

February 4th 2006
http://www.travelblog.org/gmaps/map_Ih.html DAY 1: Saturday, February 4th The adventure started bright and early (6am!) when I rolled off my futon at Ryokan Casey (a.k.a Casey Hotel... a.k.a Casey's apartment where I spend every weekend). Out of excitement I jumped up and shouted "We're going to Hokkaidooooo!!!" only to be shot down by Casey who quickly reminded me that it was still only 6am ... read more

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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