Koiwai Snow Festival

On the 4th of February, our little farm of Koiwai opened their annual Snow Festival. It's not as glamourous as its Sapporo cousin of the North, but the ever neglected prefecture of Iwate wanted to show that they too have enough snow to make a 10-foot elephant. On this Monday, Ron and I met with his co-workers as they showed us around the park that was once filled with grass, sheep, and cows. Now, no animals would dare show and all the grass has been blanketed with a beutiful layer of ice. Here are a few pictures of us enjoying the sculptures and eating lamb and beef in an igloo (no joke!)



Look Ben, an ice GUNDAM!!




SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!SNOW!