Star Wars, anime favourites, and tennis pro Naomi Osaka all make an appearance at this year’s event.
Snow Miku
It’s less than a month till the Snow Miku 2016 festival! And even more fans will be delighted this year, as Miku teams up with μ’s from Love Live!
If you have a few blank spaces on your bucket list, pencil in “visit the Sapporo Snow Festival.”
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