As if we didn't get enough snow last weekend...we felt the need for more! This past Saturday, February 19th we headed south to Tokamachi for their snow festival. The Tokamachi Snow Festival is also celebrating its 62nd birthday but has not grown as large as the Sapporo Snow Festival.
The Tokamachi Snow Festival is spread out throughout the city...which means a long driving course is necessary to see all the sculptures. There is a main event area with some sculptures, the snow stage, a childrens play area and lots of food shops. Here are some pictures from the festival.
We found this sculpture on the drive up...
We found this sculpture on the drive up...
The first sculpture we say walking to the main stage was this one. It is an "Alice in Wonderland" sculpture. It is really cute. Some of the details were really great too...the cat was adorable and the cards were great. (They might have looked better before the warm days but they still looked good!)
and the cat...
and the cards...
On our walk toward the stage we met many friends. There was an party after the concert we were excited to attend. But before that, we made sure to check out the main snow stage. We caught a terrible Japanese pop group...but the stage was amazing!
After the party we decided to check out a bunch of sculptures before heading home.
The whales...(our car headlights aren't the best spotlights)
The whales and me...
race car!
Something with space...
Some sort of house. I am thinking it was too look like a book.
These two were a pair. The pictures didn't turn out great because we were over taken by some drunk guys who really wanted to help by taking our pictures. They were loud and crazy and totally made my night!
The first one was a samurai
The second one was a house of sorts
Then off to home we drove...icy roads and all! We made it home at about 3am! Slept like a baby!
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