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February
Date	Overview	Venue
Feb.5 (Fri)~7 (Sun) and Feb.11 (Thurs)~14 (Sun) 5:30pm~9:00pm	Illumination of Kanazawa Castle and Kenrokuen Garden The white walls of Kanazawa Castle and trees with yukitsuri (ropes for protection from heavy snow) in Kenrokuen Garden are illuminated. http://www.kanazawa-tourism.com/eng/campaign/	Kanazawa Castle Park, Kenrokuen Garden, Kanazawa-shi,Ishikawa Prefecture
February 5, to February 11	Sapporo Snow Festival A number of huge snow statues are lined up in Odori Park. Illuminated at night, these statues offer a wonderful spectacle.	Sapporo-shi, Hokkaido
Early February	Konomiya Naked Festival Men wearing only loincloth struggle against each other in a fierce spectacle to ward off bad luck.	Inazawa-shi, Aichi Prefecture
Early February	Yokote Snow Festival, Kamakura Bonten The highlights are the spectacular Bonten (or Brahma Deva in Sanskrit), Yokote Castle illuminated at night, and the fantastic scenes of kamakura (snow huts).	Yokote-shi, Akita Prefecture
Feb.11 (Thurs)~14 (Sun) 10:00am~6:00pm	Food-PIA Land Kanazawa boasts delicious winter cuisine that uses fresh seafood. During the food festival, various dishes are served in about 100 outdoor booths. http://www.kanazawa-tourism.com/eng/campaign/	Ishikawa Central Park Kanazawa-shi,Ishikawa Prefecture
Around mid-February	Namahage Sedo Festival Scary namahage (men dressed in straw cloaks and wearing demon masks) appear, loudly shouting something that sounds like "Wauuuuuugggghhhh."	Oga-shi, Akita Prefecture
February 28	Tokyo Marathon 2010 Initiated in 2007, Japan’s largest full marathon sees the participation of about 35,000 runners every year. The race begins in front of the Metropolitan Government building in Shinjuku and passes the Imperial Palace, Ginza, Asakusa, Tsukiji, and other famous areas of Tokyo. This one-day event is hot, making the entire city of Tokyo enthusiastic. http://www.tokyo42195.org/2010/index_en.html	Center of Tokyo (from the Metropolitan Government building to Tokyo Big Sight)
Late February to late March	Mito Plum Festival The festival is held in Kairaku-en, a historic park famous for its plum blossoms. Many visitors come to enjoy the outdoor tea ceremonies and hina nagashi (floating hina dolls down to the sea) at the festival.	Mito-shi, Ibaraki Prefecture

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