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Highlights and duration of the "Sapporo White Illumination" at each venue.
Sapporo White Illumination" is a very popular event for couples, families and tourists. Here are some of the highlights to further enjoy Sapporo in winter, including the themes and features of the illumination, which vary from area to area.
- 2023 SAPPORO WHITE ILLUMINATION" period and lighting hours
- Find your favorite photo spot at "Odori Venue " 2-1. Odori 1-chome venue: Wish Bars
- Ekimae-dori venue": Gorgeous lights enveloping the main street "
- Minami Ichijo-dori venue": Transformed into a fantastic street full of lights "Kita
- 3-jo Plaza (Akapura) venue": Illumination on an old ginkgo tree "
- Sapporo Station South Exit Square venue": Sound and light production program
2-2. Odori 2-chome: Gift of Snow
2-2. Odori 3-chome: Winter Blossoms
2-4. venue at Odori 4-chome: Snow Fantasia
2-5. venue at Odori 5-chome: Cosmic Square
2-6. venue at Odori 6-chome: Emerald Forest
Period and hours of "2023 Sapporo White Illumination
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Sapporo White Illumination" is the first illumination in Japan and has been held since 1981. 2023 will start on November 22 and run until Monday, December 25 at Odori venue, Friday, February 11, 2024 at Ekimae-dori venue, and Thursday, March 14, 2024 at Minamiichijo-dori venue. The Minami Ichijo-dori site will be open until March 14, 2024 (Thursday). Lighting hours are mainly from 16:30 to 22:00.
Odori venue" where you can find your favorite photo spot.
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Odori Park, the main venue, from 1-chome to 6-chome will be decorated with beautiful illuminations. Each street has a different theme and presentation, so you are sure to find your favorite photo spot.
Odori 1-chome venue: Wish Birds
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The Odori 1-chome venue will feature "Wish Birds," a symbolic object decorated with symbolic wings. The golden object is based on the motif of the cuckoo, the city bird of Sapporo, and expresses the uniqueness of Sapporo. Visitors can see the collaboration of this objet d'art and the lighting up of the TV Tower.
Odori 2-chome venue: Gift of Snow
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Odori 2-chome venue, which is also the event site of the "Munich Christmas Market" being held at the same time, will be decorated with "Gift of Snow" Christmas objet d'art. If you write your wishes on the "Wish Ornaments" sold exclusively at the venue and decorate the main objet d'art, your wishes may come true!
Odori 3-chome venue: Winter Blossoms
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Winter Blossoms," the symbolic objet d'art featuring lilacs that radiate a gorgeous glow, is a popular objet d'art with five beautifully changing colors, including purple, and will be upgraded in 2022 in collaboration with lily of the valley, the flower of Sapporo, and the hamanasu, the flower of Hokkaido.
Odori 4-chome venue: Snow Fantasia
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The Odori 4-chome venue will feature the interactive "Snow Fantasia. Illumination based on the motif of snow crystals and smoke will create a fantastic tunnel of light.
Odori 5-chome venue: Cosmic Square
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Cosmic Square" is a hands-on, interactive plaza with a star and space motif. Visitors can enjoy an interactive mechanism in which light effects react to the movement of people in a transparent dome scattered with glowing spheres. The dotted, blue glowing flame domes and shining balls add to the cosmic atmosphere.
Odori 6-chome venue: Emerald Forest
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The Odori 6-chome venue will feature the "Emerald Forest," a forest of light with a green base and gold illumination. With the addition of illuminated trees, the venue will be tinted green, creating a lush forest of light that replicates the winter season. Visitors can enjoy the popular "light maze" in the forest.
Odori Venue
Period: November 22 (Wed) - December 25 (Mon), 2023
Lighting hours: 16:30 - 22:00 *Lighted until 24:00 only during the period of December 23-25
Lighting hours are subject to change without notice during the exhibition period.
Ekimae-dori" venue, where the main street will be enveloped in brilliantly shining lights
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The 1.5-km stretch of Ekimae-dori Street, which runs north-south through the center of Sapporo from JR Sapporo Station to Susukino, will be lined with standing trees decorated with LED lights to create a fantastic scene. The main street of Sapporo will be enveloped in light, creating a romantic atmosphere just by walking along the street.
Ekimae-dori venue
Period: November 22, 2023 (Wed) - February 11, 2024 (Sun)
Lighting hours: 16:30 - 22:00 *Lighting ends at 24:00 on December 23 (Sat.) - 25 (Mon.)
Transformed into a fantastic street overflowing with light "Minami Ichijo-dori venue
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Minami Ichijo Dori, stretching east to west parallel to Odori Park, will be decorated with more than 70,000 LED lights on 46 ginkgo trees that line the sidewalk. The 300-meter-long path of light shines beautifully with fantastic, dazzling lights.
Minamiichijo Street venue
Period: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - Thursday, March 14, 2024
Lighting hours: 16:30 - 22:00 *Lighting ends at 24:00 on December 21 (Wed.) - 25 (Mon.)
Illumination on the old ginkgo tree "Kita 3-jo Plaza (Akapura) Venue
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The old ginkgo trees lining the plaza will be decorated with illuminations. The plaza will be illuminated with lights to create a dramatic scene.
Kita 3-jo Plaza (Akapura)
Period: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - Thursday, March 14, 2024
Lighting hours: 16:30 - 22:00
Start time will be changed according to the time of sunset during the period.
Sound and Light Program "Sapporo Station South Exit Station Square Venue
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In the plaza in front of the south exit of Sapporo Station, "Flowers of Light" will be in full bloom. The "Flower of Light" appears amidst the illumination and is transformed into a fantastic winter flower garden with a sound and light program that changes four times during the period.
Sapporo Station South Exit Station Square
Period: Wednesday, November 22, 2023 - Thursday, March 14, 2024
Lighting hours: 16:30 - 24:00
Start time will be changed according to the sunset time during the period.
As the winter season is approaching, why not go outside and fill your heart with warmth with the beautiful illuminations that light up the city?
Sapporo White Illumination
Dates: November 22 (Wed) - March 14 (Thu), 2024
Odori venue: Monday, December 25; Ekimae-dori venue: Sunday, February 11, 2024
Venues: Odori Park and other places in Sapporo City
For information on the "2023 Sapporo White Illumination" event, please visit
Please check the official website in advance as there is a possibility that the event may be changed or cancelled.