HOKKAIDO, JAPAN - Fancy an 'icy' outdoor bath during your next holiday?

At Alpha Resort-Tomamu's ice village in Shimukappu town, you can stay in a hotel where dining room, bedroom and bathroom are all made out of ice. Even dinner is served on an ice plate.

Room charges are at 80,000 yen (S$1,340) for two per night and the hotel is open until Feb 15, 2009.

Temperatures in Shimukappu range between -1 to -10 degrees celsius during this period.

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