Hundreds of gigantic, eye-catching castles, shrines, Disney characters and Darth Vader of Star Wars will be shining February in the winter sunlight in Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido. They are not made from glass or any synthetic materials, only ice and snow!
Chief Musician Brandon Schoonmaker performs with the 7th Fleet Broadside Band at the 70th annual Sapporo Snow Festival. The U.S. Seventh Fleet Band is currently deployed aboard U.S. 7th Fleet Flag ship USS Blue Ridge (LCC 19) in support of security and stability within the Indo-Asia Pacific Region.
Chief Construction Mechanic Chris Norris, a native of Albany, N.Y., stands watch at the Navy Misawa Snow Team's sculpture during the 70th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival.
Yeoman 2nd Class Zachary Sakuda, a native of Kailua, Hawaii, carves into a wall of snow on the Navy sculpture during the 70th Annual Sapporo Snow Festival. Approximately two million visitors from around the globe visit the festival each year to see hundreds of snow and ice sculptures. This is the 36th year the U.S. Navy has participated in the...
Hundreds of gigantic, eye-catching castles, shrines, Disney characters and Darth Vader of Star Wars will be shining February in the winter sunlight in Sapporo, the capital of Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido. They are not made from glass or any synthetic materials, only ice and snow!
