Sapporo Snow Festival To Open In Japan

SAPPORO, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 4: Members of Japan's Self Defence Force prepare a snow sculpture prior to Sapporo Snow Festival February 4, 2004 in Sapporo, Japan. The festival marks its 55th anniversary and will start February 5. Most of the work to make the more than 300 snow sculptures was done by Japan's Self Defence Force Members. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)