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Sapporo snow festival in Japan
(Agencies)
Updated: 2009-02-04 21:21

A man poses in front of a snow sculpture symbolizing Japan's swimming world record holder Kosuke Kitajima and Tokyo's bid for the 2016 summer Olympic Games on the eve of the opening of the 60th Sapporo snow festival in Sapporo, northern Japan, February 4, 2009. About 270 snow and ice sculptures are exhibited at the festival, one of Japan's famous winter events which goes on from Feb 5 to Feb 11. [Agencies]