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Residents of a in Japan have broken the world record for building snowmen. Around 630 at the Iiyama Snow Festival made 1,585 snowmen in one to set the new . The record was 1,279 snowmen, set in 2011. The event coincided with the of a new bullet train station. Justin Patterson, the from the Guinness World Records organisation, said the event was a occasion. He said: "Despite Iiyama being buried in , it is wonderful that the residents came out to tackle the challenge together in a positive ."

There were rules for the record to be broken. One was that each snowman had to be over 80 cm . They also had to be made of three snowballs, with eyes, a nose and arms. People used only their to make them. Committee member Jiro Kobayashi told the Asahi Shimbun that the event suited the opening of the bullet train . He said that thanks to the of many people, the record was broken. He said the added to the of the train station opening. An eight-year old commented that it was a thing to do.

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