Showing posts with label Hirosaki Lantern Festival. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hirosaki Lantern Festival. Show all posts

Monday, February 15, 2010

Hirosaki Snow Lantern Festival

Building snow sculpture


Another view of the building snow sculpture


Animal Snow Sculptures


Not sure if this is Mickey Mouse (??)


I don't know the name of this snow sculpture, maybe Mama and baby bear (???) hehehe, this sculpture is big it's like a stage size

Different lanterns and overlooking Hirosaki Castle


Visitors are getting the candles once you enter this area and putting them anywhere they want to











&*^%$100 #@ ! (whatever that is hehehe)


Hello Kitty (has mumps LOL)


This Japanese farmer snow sculpture is taller than me


Snow lanterns

My son was inside the small igloo ;-)


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Hirosaki Snow Lantern Festival

This snow lantern festival was held from February 11 to February 14, 2010. We went last Saturday, Feb 13. This festival began in 1977 is now one of the five biggest snow festivals in Tohoku region (Northern Japan).

The snow lanterns have different sizes and shapes. There are some with pictures of samurai warriors and some come on different odd shapes like the heart and star shaped snow scultures.






Sunday, February 14, 2010

Happy Heart's Day







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We went to Hirosaki Castle Park yesterday to see the Lantern Festival, it was awesome!!! Amazing ice sculptures. The weather was nice but of course it was too cold and a bit slippery along the walkway but over all.....I enjoyed it very much!

Since today is Valentine's Day (although I posted this a bit late already) I uploaded the heart shaped snow sculpture.

I will post more photos tomorrow.