Russia's essence, captured in sand
Karen Fralich of Canada finishes a sand sculpture named "Mammoth under the glacier," at the Sand Museum in the Tottori Dune in Tottori, Japan, April 3, 2014.
The 7th annual sand sculpture exhibition, hosted by the world's first sand museum, features the theme "Russia" this year in tribute to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The exhibition is open from April 19, 2014 to Jan. 4, 2015.