Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival - Sculptures of Frozen Blue

web-japan.org
Hokkaido’s Lake Shikotsu has always been famous for its blue waters, so pure they’ve topped Japan’s water quality rankings for 11 years running. About 40 years ago, tourists flocked here in summer, but were deterred by the region’s icy winters. To attract winter visitors, the locals pooled their ideas and created this festival. These sculptures of ice that show off the unique blue of the lake water take a dedicated team of 13 two months to build, working round the clock. This year there are five towering sculptures, a splendid sight in the sun and even more spectacular when illuminated at night.
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[@fauxvier8519]

I applaud their dedication for art and their town!

[@RoydexChannel]

it's like a frozen geysers :D

[@mde3370]

Towards the end, one of the smaller sculptures was colored like the Northern Lights, Aurora's. It was the green one with the purple hue.

[@buttlebe]

Awesome

[@keyboardwarrior1350]

綺麗だったん。彫刻を見せてくれたありがとう。

[@not_Abi]

私とあなた

[@mde3370]

What they consider using a leaf blower to blow off the snow flakes from the sculpture?

[@lightningfirst689]

3:38 “frozen ice”
As opposed to the other kinds of ice.