Snow Sculpture Festival Attracts Visitors in Yuzawa; 400-Year-Old Festival Attracts Visitors in Yuzawa, Akita Pref.
- Posted on February 26, 2025
- By The Japan News
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Snow Sculpture Festival Attracts Visitors in Yuzawa; 400-Year-Old Festival Attracts Visitors in Yuzawa, Akita Pref.

YUZAWA, Akita — The Inukko Matsuri (Yuzawa Inukko Dog Festival), a traditional Lunar New Year festival in which people make snow sculptures of dogs, shrines and temples to pray for good health and other blessings, was recently held around a municipal gymnasium in Yuzawa, Akita Prefecture.