Activities Kasedori Festival 2026 Mid Feb Kasedori Festival, or “Strawbird Festival”, is a unique yet bizarre Japanese event. Performers gather at Kaminoyama Castle dre..
Festivals Daito-Ohara Water Throwing Festival 2026 Mid Feb Every year on February 11th, Ichinoseki City in southern Iwate celebrates the Daito Ohara Water-Throwing Festival. This unique event..
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival 2026 Early - Mid Feb 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 2026 Early - Mid Feb The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually each winter up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, attracting visitors from all over Japan..
Activities Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival 2026 Mid Feb The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually on..
Culture Daffodil Festival at Gongendo Park 2026 Early Jan - Mid Feb Gongendo Park is renowned for its cherry blossom and rapeseed scenery. However, there are several different flowers grown seasonally..
Recommended Culture Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2026 Early - Mid Feb Otaru Snow Light Path Festival is just a quick trip from Sapporo and offers a romantic romp through a candlelit snowscape.
Outdoors Cocoon City Illumination 2025-2026 Nov 1st - Feb 15th Information for the annual winter night illumination at Cocoon City with its color changing Christmas tree.