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The 59th Sapporo Snow Festival
300 beautiful snow statues and ice sculptures lines Odori Park and two further locations in Hokkaido’s capital every winter. Being the 59th such festival, it has now grown into being one of the most famous festivals in Japan attracting numerous domestic and international tourists to Sapporo.
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Arabian horses
The Arabian horse is a breed of horse with a reputation for intelligence, spirit, and stamina. With a distinctive head shape and high tail carriage, the Arabian is one of the most easily recognizable horse breeds in the world. It is one of the oldest horse breeds, with archaeological evidence of horses that resemble modern Arabians dating back 4,500 years. Throughout history, Arabian horses from the Middle East spread around the world by both war and trade, used to improve other breeds by adding speed, refinement, endurance, and good bone. Today, Arabian bloodlines are found in almost every modern breed of riding horse.
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Highest Statues of the World
Ushiku Amida Buddha.
Japan. Height 120 meters tall. Created in 1995.
The Ushiku Daibutsu located in Ushiku, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan, is the world’s tallest freestanding bronze statue. Completed in 1995, it stands a total of 120m above the ground, including the 10m high base and 10m high lotus platform. An elevator takes visitors up to 85m off the ground, where an observation floor is located.
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Cruise ship Freedom Of The Seas
MS Freedom of the Seas is a Royal Caribbean International cruise ship and the name ship of its class. The world’s largest passenger vessel, it can accommodate over 4,300 passengers on its fifteen passenger decks, served by over 1300 crew. It and its two sister ships will keep the title of the largest passenger ships ever built until construction of the Genesis class ships in 2009, also owned by Royal Caribbean International.
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