Activities Sapporo White Illumination 2026 Kim Bergström The Sapporo White Illumination event started back in 1981 with a fairly modest 1048 lights. Over the years, the event has exp...
Culture Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2027 Serena Ogawa Otaru Snow Light Path Festival is just a quick trip from Sapporo and offers a romantic romp through a candlelit snowscape.
Culture Yubari Fantastic Film Festival 2026 Bonson Lam This little town in the depths of Hokkaido hosts to what it claims to be "The most fun movie festival in the world", so it is...
Culture Otaru Umeshu Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Each year, Hokkaido's Tanaka Sake Brewing Kikkogura hosts the Otaru Umeshu Festival, which serves as a celebration of this mu...
Activities Dogtooth Violets at Totsushozan 2027 Kim Bergström Katakuri, or dogtooth violets, grow in abundance during spring in numerous parts of Japan. If you're looking for one of the l...
Activities Monbetsu Drift Ice Festival 2027 Kim Bergström Monbetsu, in north eastern Hokkaido, hosts an annual drift ice festival in February. The event features some incredible ice s...
Activities Karurusu Onsen Winter Festival 2027 Tatiana Garcia The annual Karurusu Onsen Winter Festival in Hokkaido invites participants to play snow-related games and win prizes.
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival 2027 Jessica Lin The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow ...
Culture Asahikawa Harvest Markets 2026 Amanda Ho Kita no Megumi Tabe Marche is an annual event held in front of JR Asahikawa Station where locally produced food from Asahikaw...
Activities Sapporo Snow Festival 2027 Japan Travel The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually each winter up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, attracting visitors from all over ...
