SAPPORO, Japan -- Visits to Japan's northernmost main island, Hokkaido, by overseas travelers are showing signs of recovery ahead of the opening of the Sapporo Snow Festival on Saturday, driven by a sharp rise in arrivals from South Korea.
Travel & Leisure
Hokkaido tourism picks up ahead of snow festival opening
South Korean guests at Sapporo hotels triple from pre-pandemic levels
In 2015, the Sapporo Snow Festival featured a two-thirds scale snow sculpture of Manila Cathedral. (Photo by Takashi Koyama)
Read Next
Latest on Travel & Leisure
