Culture Sapporo International Short Film Festival 2024 Late Nov The Sapporo International Short Film Festival showcases a range of short films submitted from both Japan and abroad.
Seasonal Sapporo White Illumination 2024 Late Nov - Late Dec The Sapporo White Illumination event started back in 1981 with a fairly modest 1048 lights. Over the years, the event has expanded..
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival 2025 Feb 6th - Feb 11th The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow F..
Activities Sapporo Snow Festival 2025 Feb 4th - Feb 11th The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually each winter up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, attracting visitors from all over Japan..
Culture Susukino Snow Festival 2025 Early - Mid Feb 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 2025 Mid Feb Monbetsu, in north eastern Hokkaido, hosts an annual drift ice festival in February. The event features some incredible ice sculptures..
Activities Onuma Hakodate Snow & Ice Festival 2025 Mid Feb Enjoy snow sculptures and an exciting ice slide at the Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, held on the first weekend of February...
Culture Takikawa Lantern Festival 2025 Mid Feb The tradition of creating unique paper bag lanterns, made by the citizens of Takikawa, continues in its 11th year