I haven’t had time to scan in more photos, but I found a few that I had missed. I think — but I’m not sure — that these are from my first evening in Sapporo during the snow festival, i.e., the yuki matsuri.
- Cigarettes make biking better–right?
Cigarettes are king in Japan, so alcohol must be queen. There were many more ice sculptures in Sapporo, so I’m hopeful I will find more of these when I go through the rest of my negatives.
- Did you just take my picture?
I think this must have been “somebody.” He had an entourage, and seemed to be quite startled by my catching him on camera.
TV film crewÂ
 I was probably on the six o’clock news.
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Snow sculptures
Most of these sculptures began to melt in the mid-day sun the next day. It was a warmer-than-normal festival.
Snoopy's ice hockey
The sign says it’s Snoopy’s ice hockey. Obviously, they had never heard of Peanuts. Mickey Mouse is also the most prominent Christmas figure in Japan.
Another creepy clown
 Looks like this creepy clown had already started to melt. But what can I say besides
