Kamakura Snow Festivals Light Up Akita's Winter

YOKOTE, JAPAN - FEBRUARY 13: Junior high school students wait for visitors in a snow dome known as a kamakura during the Yokote Snow Festival at night on February 13, 2026, in Yokote, Akita Prefecture, Japan. The snow festival is held in one of the heaviest snowfall areas in the country. During the 450-year-old folk festival, altars are built inside snow domes where children play and drink Amazake, a sweet fermented rice drink. (Footage by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)