Outline
The 63rd Sapporo Snow Festival Outline
1. Period of the Festival
From February 6 (Mon) to February 12 (Sun), 2012 <for seven days>
2. Festival sites and Opening hours
Odori site: Odori park; Nishi 1 chome ~ Nishi 12 chome
Illuminations finish at 22:00.
Tsudome site: Sapporo Community Dome; Sapporo Tsudome
Open from 9:00 to 17:00
Susukino site: Ekimae-dori (Station Avenue); Minami 4 jo ~ Minami 6 jo
Illuminations finish at midnight. (On the last day, illuminations finish at 22:00.)
3. Number of Snow and Ice Sculptures
228 in total: Odori site; 143, Tsudome site; 25, Susukino site; 60
4. Transportation of Snow
The snow for the snow sculptures is to be transported from several locations in and around Sapporo between January 7 and January 23, 2012; including Takino Cemetery Park, Satozuka Cemetery Park, Sapporo Satoland, Moerenuma Park and Ishikari Bay New Port. The amount of snow transported for the festival is equivalent to 6.500 five-ton trucks.
5. Opening Ceremony of Snow Transportation
Date: January 7 (Sat) 10:00 a.m. ~
Venue: HBC India Square (Odori Park, Nishi 7 chome)
6. Number of Visitors in Recent Years
The 62nd Snow Festival (2011): 2.416.000 visitors
The 61st Snow Festival (2010): 2.433.000 visitors
The 60th Snow Festival (2009): 2.080.000 visitors
The 59th Snow Festival (2008): 2.159.000 visitors
7. Organizers
City of Sapporo, Sapporo Tourist Association, Sapporo Board of Education, Sapporo Chamber of Commerce and Industry
8. Administrator
The Sapporo Snow Festival Executive Committee
9. Co-operators
Japan Ground Self Defense Force; Inspectorate General of the Northern Army
Japan Ground Self Defense Force; the 11th Brigade
10. Sponsors
Hokkaido, Hokkaido Tourism Federation, The Hokkaido Shinbun Press, The Asahi Shinbun Company; Hokkaido branch, The Mainichi Newspapers, The Yomiuri Shinbun; Hokkaido branch, The Nikkei inc., The Hochi Shinbun, The Hokkaido Nikkan Sports News, The Hokkaido Shinbun Press Sports, Sports Nippon Newspapers, NHK Sapporo, HBC (Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), STV (Sapporo Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), HTV (Hokkaido Television Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), UHB (Hokkaido Cultural Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), TVH (Television Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), Air-G' FM Hokkaido Broadcasting Co., Ltd., FM North Wave, J:COM Sapporo