Video fom Japan's Sapporo Snow Festival 2012, which opened on February 6th. Some of the sculptures are not of the highest quality to be frank, but looks like a cool winter event overall. Video by Ozzy78, music by Apefail... … [Read more...] about Sapporo Snow Festival 2012
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Red panda snow fun
Two cute red panda cubs (twin sisters) having fun in snow at the Maruyama Zoo in Hokkaido, Japan. Video recorded in January by Miyanomayu3 [Jp]... … [Read more...] about Red panda snow fun
USD23,800 for a pair of Yubari melons
A pair of Yubari melons are sold for 2.5 million yen (~ USD23,800) in this harvest season's first auction on May 13 at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Markets. The price is a record high, surpassing the 2 million yen a pair fetched last year. [Kyodo] Yubari … [Read more...] about USD23,800 for a pair of Yubari melons
$16,000 USD for a pair of Yubari melons
A pair of cantaloupes from Yubari, Japan, fetched a whopping two million yen (over $16,000 USD) at the first auction of the season in Sapporo. The price paid by department store chain Marui Imai has broken the previous record of 800,000 yen. The melons, … [Read more...] about $16,000 USD for a pair of Yubari melons