Besides Hokkaido, another popular festival is the Kamakura display, in Yokote Park, Akita.
Kamakura is a kind of igloo made by building a mound of snow about 2m in diameter and hollowing out the inside.
Traditionally a small alter is set up inside and dedicated to Suijin-sama, the god of water. Nowadays kamakura becomes a tourist attraction.
The kamakura display is only held during 2 days, usually on the middle Saturday and Sunday of February. This year it is held on February 14th and 15th.
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