Here are some photos of giant snow sculptures from the 60th annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which runs until February 11.



Hakodate Magistrate's Office [Photo: Moontears]



Kinnikuman [Photo: Talk P]



Namdaemun (check out the the LIVE WEBCAM [WMP]) [Photo: Sasakei]



Namdaemun under construction [Photo: tetsu]



Olympic gold medalist swimmer Kōsuke Kitajima [Photo: Sasakei]



Kitajima under construction [Photo: tetsu]



Hamamatsu Castle [Photo: Talk P]



Sento-kun & Manto-kun [Photo: tetsu]



25 years in Japan [Photo: Sasakei]



Japan Self-Defense Force soldiers cleaning mouse heads [Photo: Reuters]



Stitch [Photo: Talk P]



Tsuyo Ink [Photo: Sapporo Snow Festival Official Site]



Snow Zoo [Photo: bigarnex]



Alien Baltan [Photo: bigarnex]



Pekkle [Photo: bigarnex]