A popular annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Wednesday, showcasing 210 ice and snow sculptures across three venues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/sapporo-snow-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sapporo #hokkaido #snow #tourism #festivals

A popular annual snow festival kicked off in Sapporo on Wednesday, showcasing 210 ice and snow sculptures across three venues. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/04/japan/sapporo-snow-festival/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sapporo #hokkaido #snow #tourism #festivals

A maiko or apprentice geisha and a participant wearing traditional kimono throw beans during the annual Setsubun bean-scattering ceremony to celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring and ward off evil spirits at Takahata Fudoson Kongoji temple in Hino, #Tokyo, #Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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A maiko or apprentice geisha and a participant wearing traditional kimono throw beans during the annual Setsubun bean-scattering ceremony to celebrate the upcoming arrival of spring and ward off evil spirits at Takahata Fudoson Kongoji temple in Hino, #Tokyo, #Japan. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

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A boat carries a "Pantegana", the big rat, as revellers row during the masquerade parade on the Grand Canal during the Venice Carnival, in #Venice, #Italy. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

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A boat carries a "Pantegana", the big rat, as revellers row during the masquerade parade on the Grand Canal during the Venice Carnival, in #Venice, #Italy. REUTERS/Claudia Greco

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Atzeries the fire beast sets off its flying sparks during the Foguerons festival that celebrates Saint Antony.

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Atzeries the fire beast sets off its flying sparks during the Foguerons festival that celebrates Saint Antony.

Photograph: Matthias Oesterle/Shutterstock

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