{"podcast":{"title":"Cycling Hokkaido","slug":"cycling-hokkaido-6690801","podcast_index_feed_id":6690801,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7fbc4c0/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin3496","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38820368/38820368-1747650498217-69edcfce1c84b.jpg","author":"Martin Langford","episode_count":151,"summary":"There are so many amazing things to see out there. What better way to see them than on a bicycle? Come along with me and let's see what we can find.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T08:19:34.918013+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801"},"episode":{"title":"Ep.129 The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival","slug":"ep-129-the-76th-sapporo-snow-festival","published_at":"2026-02-12T20:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801/ep-129-the-76th-sapporo-snow-festival","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/martin3496/episodes/Ep-129-The-76th-Sapporo-Snow-Festival-e3euhro","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e7fbc4c0/podcast/play/115344696/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-11%2F9ea36bb5-51c0-d145-3346-6d6ee8b11130.mp3","summary":"The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival was excellent. I love that event and this year it did NOT disappoint. The sculptures were stunning, and I ended up learning more than I expected, from the Jomon era to the history behind Aizu Tsuruga Castle. These days the festival feels more like a rock concert than ever, crowded, loud, and full of energy. In this episode of the Cycling Hokkaido podcast, I take you through the highlights, share what surprised me most, and throw in a few anecdotes that might have you shaking your head. Follow Cycling Hokkaido on Instagram: www..instagram.com/cycling.hokkaido.podcast/ Aizu Tsuruga Castle YouTube video: https://youtu.be/HMY60fXzMAQ?si=cPJrjs9nQGUE66kh Ep.3 Jomon Era Stone Circles in Hokkaido https://open.spotify.com/episode/3pb1kSSNEH8HFVayf4LqhM?si=pmxaMnt3Q2GRHJ7LYsUs1Q Ep.32 Kiusu Earthwork Burial Circles https://open.spotify.com/episode/5GGSrbVGDMdNuKURBOqGm1?si=ThTyqZyyRtWAw_xs1fUxGw Buy Me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/cyclinghokkaido","meta_description":"The 76th Sapporo Snow Festival was excellent. I love that event and this year it did NOT disappoint. The sculptures were stunning, and I ended up learning…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1535,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/cycling-hokkaido-6690801/episodes/ep-129-the-76th-sapporo-snow-festival/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/cycling-hokkaido-6690801/ep-129-the-76th-sapporo-snow-festival.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}