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  2. Sapporo Snow Festival - Wikipedia

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    The Sapporo Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki-matsuri) is a festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, over seven days in February. Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome are the main sites of the festival.

  3. Japanese festivals - Wikipedia

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    Japanese festivals are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.In Japan, festivals are called matsuri (祭り), and the origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings ...

  4. List of Important Tangible Folk Cultural Properties - Wikipedia

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    Gion Matsuri yamaboko-floats (祇園祭山鉾, gion matsuri yamaboko) 1.6 29 floats used during the Grand Festival of Yasaka Shrine, including: 22 of the yama (山) type (3 of which are carried by people) and 7 are of the hoko (鉾) type. Kyoto, Kyoto

  5. Hokkaido Heritage - Wikipedia

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    Construction in brick was encouraged by the Hokkaidō Development Commission, resulting in buildings such as the Former Hokkaidō Government Office in Sapporo; at one point there were seventeen brickworks in eight areas of the prefecture, but during the Taishō era they converged on Ebetsu, with its fine clays; three brickworks continue in the ...

  6. Hokkaido Marathon - Wikipedia

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    The Hokkaido Marathon held in Sapporo, Hokkaidō, Japan, is one of the prominent marathon races of the year.. The staging area as well as both the start and finish lines are in Odori Park starting between Nishi 3-chome and Nishi 4-chome and the finishing at Nishi 8-chome.

  7. Matsuri (song) - Wikipedia

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    Matsuri (まつり, lit. 'Festival') is a song by Japanese singer-songwriter Fujii Kaze . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The song was performed at the NHK Tiny Desk Concerts Japan .

  8. Hokkaidō Shrine - Wikipedia

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    The Hokkaidō Shrine (北海道神宮, Hokkaidō Jingū), named the Sapporo Shrine (札幌神社, Sapporo Jinja) until 1964, is a Shinto shrine located in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Sited in Maruyama Park , Chūō-ku , Sapporo , Hokkaido , the Hokkaido Shrine enshrines four kami including the soul of the Emperor Meiji .

  9. The New Beginning in Sapporo (2024) - Wikipedia

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    The New Beginning in Sapporo was a two-night professional wrestling event promoted by New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW). The event took place across two nights on February 23 and 24, 2024 in Sapporo, Hokkaido at the Hokkaido Prefectural Sports Center. It was the fortieth event under the New Beginning chronology and the sixth to take place in Sapporo.