Began in 1974 at the 25th Sapporo Snow Festival, the International Snow Sculpture Contest is an event in which teams from countries, regions, and cities from around the world compete to create snow sculptures. Snow sculptures packed full of unique international flavor are created during the Snow Festival, and it is the only event at the Odori Site where visitors can see the snow sculptures being made up close, making it a hit with everyone.
| Dates | February 3 (Sat.) – February 7 (Wed.), 2024 |
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| Venue | Odori 11 - chome International Square |
| Participating teams |
9 teams Daejeon (Sister City, Republic of Korea), Hawaii, Indonesia, Lithuania, Mongolia, Poland, Portland (Sister City, USA), Singapore, and Thailand |
| Schedule |
February 3 (Sat.) – 6 (Tue.): Production February 7 (Wed.) 11:00 a.m.: Awards C eremony at Odori Site 8 - chome HTB Snow Square |
This artwork symbolizes mutual reliance and affection between a man and a woman, depicted through the figure of a pot, representing the essence of love.
Stingrays are a group of sea rays related to the Shark Family. They are found in shallow coastal waters. They look like flat fish with long tails that can harm you if you are too close. They also have no bones just cartilage. They swim freely and enjoy their freedom....
Located in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, Komodo Island provides a habitat for about 3,700 Komodo dragons. The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world, growing to 3.4 meters in length and weighing up to 100 kg. Komodo Island is a paradise for divers and snorkelers, offering a pink beach and the natural beauty of the seabed, which is home to over 1,000 species of fish and 380 species of coral reefs.
Break it free from the doubt
Let Your dream rise like a cloud
Let it fly high into the endless sky
Mongolians have a tradition of hanging a felt fox over a baby’s crib, believing that the fox protects babies from evil because it is a cunning animal. The Lee snow sculpture depicts a fox protecting a little boy from a blizzard as a mountain, a home to stay warm in, and a loving mother. We hope the peacefully sleeping fox and boy under the softly snowing Sapporo sky will bring peace to the audience.
The sculpture depicts a unique character from a Polish fairy tale - Mr. Kleks, sitting on the rim of a teapot and fishing out of a cup (probably filled with ink) a smiling moon for all to see. The jug and cup come from the most famous Polish ceramics factory - in Bolesławiec. Fairy tales are the most charming, beautiful manifestation of our common culture.
Duck flying in on their final approach for the evening setting down with their mates
Mizaru, Kikazaru, Iwazaru, a Japanese proverb of see not, hear not, speak not, represented by three wise monkeys. In this representation of similar meanings, we present an infant with eyes covered by dark glasses, ears covered by ear muffs and mouth covered by a pacifier. Only if one is as innocent as an infant, we will not have evil thoughts.
Naga Fire phenomenon is the natural event based on religious belief when hundreds of fireballs rise out of Mekong River into the sky before disappearing. Locals believe that Naga, a sacred serpent of water and abundant, shoots the fireballs as offerings to Buddha.
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Mongolians have a tradition of hanging a felt fox over a baby’s crib, believing that the fox protects babies from evil because it is a cunning animal. The Lee snow sculpture depicts a fox protecting a little boy from a blizzard as a mountain, a home to stay warm in, and a loving mother. We hope the peacefully sleeping fox and boy under the softly snowing Sapporo sky will bring peace to the audience.
Runner-up
Naga Fire phenomenon is the natural event based on religious belief when hundreds of fireballs rise out of Mekong River into the sky before disappearing. Locals believe that Naga, a sacred serpent of water and abundant, shoots the fireballs as offerings to Buddha.
This artwork symbolizes mutual reliance and affection between a man and a woman, depicted through the figure of a pot, representing the essence of love.
Located in East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia, Komodo Island provides a habitat for about 3,700 Komodo dragons. The Komodo dragon is the largest lizard in the world, growing to 3.4 meters in length and weighing up to 100 kg. Komodo Island is a paradise for divers and snorkelers, offering a pink beach and the natural beauty of the seabed, which is home to over 1,000 species of fish and 380 species of coral reefs.
Break it free from the doubt
Let Your dream rise like a cloud
Let it fly high into the endless sky
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