Most children who live where it snows enjoy building a snowman. Snowman construction is a big part of the festival. In Sapporo, in Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, snowmen come in all shapes and sizes, and it's adults who do the building. During the snow festival week thousands of snowmen can be seen throughout the city. They are part of a hands on snowm and building project that began in 2002. The goal is to build as many snowmen as possible during the festival and register them so an application can be made to enter them in the Guiness Book of Records. For Amy Alex Dan and Sofia snowman making was a new experience and it was hard work. At Sato land thousands of snowmen were made and grouped together. They looked fantastic. we had never seen so many snowmen altogether before.
There also are snow creatures, snow gods, snow houses, pagodas and castles -- a virtual world modeled in snow! Some of these creations weigh over a thousand tons, and are breathtaking in their artistic detail.
