The festivals in my home-town!

My home town is Hokkaido!  I think most people know about it.  Hokkaido has many festivals one of its most famous festivals is the "Sapporo Snow Festival".  This festival has big beautiful statues made of snow and ice.  It’s in February.  There are many foreign tourists that go there.  The statues look like castles, characters such as “Doraemon” and “Anpanman”.  It is very spectacular to see.

My home is in Shinhidaka-town.  It has the cherry blossom festival in May.  This festival is held on a 7 kilometer road.  That's very long.  Tourists drink alcohol, have dinner, walk the road and see the cherry blossoms.  It’s very beautiful.

There are many festivals elsewhere in Hokkaido.  For example, there are firework festivals in the summer such as “The Yosakoi festival”. 　The Yosakoi people dance with other people.  This festival has been held for 20 years.  Last year, about 300 groups joined it.  That is one of the biggest festivals in Hokkaido.  It’s very exiting.

Please come to festivals in Hokkaido!  I think you will feel happy and exited. And you will love festivals!