Activities Sapporo White Illumination Kim The Sapporo White Illumination event started back in 1981 with a fairly modest 1048 lights. Over the years, the event has exp...
Activities Sapporo Snow Festival Japan Travel The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually each winter up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, attracting visitors from all over ...
Culture Susukino Snow Festival Catherine Hagar Susukino's Ice Festival is a part of Sapporo's famous Snow Festival. The festival features detailed ice sculptures, outdoors ...
Activities Monbetsu Drift Ice Festival Kim Monbetsu, in north eastern Hokkaido, hosts an annual drift ice festival in February. The event features some incredible ice s...
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival Jessica Lin The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow ...
Activities Onuma Hakodate Snow & Ice Festival Mandy Bartok Enjoy snow sculptures and an exciting ice slide at the Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, held on the first weekend of Feb...
Culture Takikawa Lantern Festival Anna Cocchiarella The tradition of creating unique paper bag lanterns, made by the citizens of Takikawa, continues in its 11th year
Culture Otaru Snow Light Path Festival Serena Ogawa Otaru Snow Light Path Festival is just a quick trip from Sapporo and offers a romantic romp through a candlelit snowscape.
Activities Otofuke Tokachigawa Swan Festival Kim Running annually since 1992, the Otofuke Tokachigawa Swan Festival is based on the migration of around 1,000 white swans that...
Activities Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival Kim Each year during the winter months, Hokkaido's Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival brings a dose of colorful magic to this corner of J...
