India, Feb. 20 -- As Japan continues to be a top destination for tourists, a new winter experience is gaining traction-snow shovelling. What is considered a tedious task by locals has now become an unusual but popular attraction for foreign visitors.

During the Spring Festival holiday in January and February, China recorded 7.7 million entry-exit trips, with Japan emerging as one of the top destinations, according to China's Xinhua News. While shopping sprees, known as bakugai or "explosive buying," remain popular, an increasing number of tourists are opting for experiential travel. Among these, snow shovelling has surprisingly become a hit, reported the South China Morning Post.

A local tour agency in Sapporo, Hokkaido, one of the worl...