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Late May
The lilac tree is the official tree of the city of Sapporo. Various events take place in Odori Park which is filled with lilacs during the festival.
http://www.sweb.co.jp/kanko/lilac/ (Japanese)
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Early June
Dance teams from Hokkaido and all over Japan demonstrate dynamic dance with unique costumes and movements. This freestyle dance festival has become an early summer feature of Sapporo.
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Mid-Nov.- Early Feb.
Sapporo's White Illumination festivities add a poetic touch to a winter in Sapporo and approximately 370,000 festive lights will illuminate the streets of the Hokkaido city.
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Early Feb.
The Sapporo Snow Festival will be held in early February of each year. Hundreds of beautiful snow statues and the ice sculptures, will be waiting to impress you.
http://www.snowfes.com/
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