A winter festival featuring about 30 ice sculptures draws tourists to a hot spring resort in Hokkaido, Japan’s northern prefecture.
The annual Ice Fall Festival kicked off Saturday at the Sounkyo hot spring resort in Kamikawa town.
In Slovenia, 240 ice sculptors in teams carved 30 new creations on Saturday.
Families attending the 31st King Matjaž Castle Festival in Črna na Koroškem near the Austrian border enjoyed plenty of natural snow and a chance to socialize without COVID-19 restrictions.