text: 5 February 2016 Last updated at 15:27 GMT
  This year the festival features over 200 sculptures including iconic Asian buildings carved out of snow and ice.
  A  ten metre tall model of a high speed train is also one of the big attractions.
  Organisers hope over two million people will visit from all over the country, and abroad, to see the sculptures.
target: A snow and ice festival in Northern Japan saw some pretty impressive sculptures made out of the cold stuff.