The annual Snow Festival in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo drew 2.02 million visitors this year, down 716,000 from last year amid growing fears over the new coronavirus, the organizer said Tuesday.The number of visitors to the winter event marked a record 2.74 million last year as the Hokkaido region gains popularity as a destination for overseas travelers including those from China.The organizer had anticipated a sharp decline in festival attendance this year due to mass cancellations of hotel bookings following China's ban on group overseas travel.Some local elementary schools and …READ FULL ARTICLE