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Hokkaido's Special Experiences for the Latest in 2024! 10 winter events to enjoy snow and ice
- Taisetsu Dam de Ice Carousel & Winter Fun (Kamikawa Town), where an ice merry-go-round appears
- Ice Village (Shimukappu Village), where a beautiful ice town appears
- Kitami Winter Festival (Kitami City), where you can experience curling
- Play in the snow in a village made of snow and ice "Furano Joyan Village (Furano City)
- Sumo wrestling with a wok? Shintotsukawa Snow Festival (Shintotsukawa Town)
- Kushiro Winter Festival 2024 (Kushiro City): Snow sculptures of all sizes
- IWAMIZAWA Doka Snow Festival (Iwamizawa City), featuring the Bamba Championship in which humans pull horse-drawn sleighs
- Showa Shinzan International Snowball Fight (Sobetsu Town), a snowball fight featured in a popular TV program
- Bihoro Winter Festival (Bihoro Town)" with many attractions.
- Crane Festival (Tsurui Village)" in honor of the cranes that visit the beautiful village.
1 " Taisetsu Dam de Ice Carousel & Winter Fun (Kamikawa Town )" featuring an ice carousel
Experience an ice carousel on the frozen Daisetsu Dam Lake! The "ice merry-go-round," in which ice from the frozen lake is cut into a circular shape and the floating ice is manually rotated, is an activity that is not easily experienced. The atmosphere of the venue, which is lit up after dark, is also fantastic.
Dates: February 11 (Sun) - 17 (Sat), 2024, 10:00 - 17:30 (last admission 17:00)
Venue: Taisetsu Dam (Sounkyo Daigakuhei, Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa County)
Click here for details of "Taisetsu Dam de Ice Carousel & Winter Fun
2 Beautiful ice town appears "Ice Village (Shimukappu Village)
A town made of ice will appear in Hoshino Resort Tomamu this winter for a limited time. 11 domes made of ice and snow will stand in a row, and the town will be recreated in ice, including an "Ice Bar" served in ice glasses, an "Ice Church" made of a single sheet of ice, and an "Ice Hotel" where guests can stay inside an ice dome. A wide variety of other activities are also available.
Dates: December 10, 2023 (Sun) - March 14, 2024 (Thu) 17:00 - 22:00 (last admission 21:30)
Venue: Hoshino Resort Tomamu (Nakatomamu, Shimukappu Village, Yufutsu-gun)
Click here for details and map information of "Ice Village
3 "Kitami Winter Festival (Kitami City)" where you can also experience curling
The home of the curling team "Rocco Solare", this festival offers a curling experience. There will be a snow slide, stage events, and cold-resistant radio calisthenics. There will also be a gourmet food and fair corner, as well as an ice cream bar and other areas where visitors can enjoy eating and drinking in the snow.
Date and time: February 10 (Sat.) - 10 (Sun.), 2024, 9:30 - 16:00
Venue: Kitami Station South Multipurpose Plaza (1-2 Izumi-cho, Kitami City)
Click here for details and map information of "Kitami Winter Festival
4 Playing in the snow in a village made of snow and ice "Furano Joyanmura (Furano City)
Furano Jankanmura, which opens after dark, is a village made of snow and ice, with chairs, tables, and even counters made of snow and ice. Visitors can enjoy snow tubing, snow rafting, dog sledding, and other snow activities only available in Hokkaido.
Dates: Saturday, December 23, 2023 - Thursday, February 29, 2024, 16:00 - 20:00 (last admission 19:30)
Venue: New Furano Prince Hotel (Nakagoryo, Furano-shi)
Click here for details and map information of Furano Joyous Village
5 Push Sumo with a wok? Shintotsukawa Snow Festival (Shintotsukawa Town)
The "Shintotsukawa Snow Festival" features unique competitions using woks, including the "International Wok Pushing Sumo Championship - WAJIMA" in which sumo wrestlers push each other on woks, and the "Winter Wok Competition" in which the grand prize is decided by visitors' votes among a variety of wok dishes. This festival is full of attractions of Shintotsukawa, where you can see, eat, and play.
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2024, 10:00-14:00
Venue: Kita Chuo Park (306-2, Aza Chuo, Shintotsukawa-cho)
Click here for details and map information of the Shin-Tsutsukawa Snow Festival.
6 "Kushiro Winter Festival 2024 (Kushiro City)" lined with snow statues of various sizes
Visitors are welcomed by ice snow sculptures lined up in the venue! There are also events for parents and children to enjoy, such as a tube slide and a children's fair. A "coal snowman," a unique feature of Kushiro, will also make an appearance. In addition, there will be a taiko drum performance, a karaoke contest, and other stage events to liven up the event.
Date: February 3 (Sat.) - 4 (Sun.), 2024, 10:00 - 16:00
Venue: Seismic and Passenger Boat Terminal (4-1 Saiwaicho, Kushiro City), etc.
Click here for details and map information of the Kushiro Winter Festival 2024.
7 " IWAMIZAWA Doka Snow Festival (Iwamizawa City)" also features the Bamba Championship, where humans pull horse-drawn sleighs
This is a festival to enjoy the snow, unique to Iwamizawa where heavy snowfall occurs every year. The festival is full of fun attractions such as the "Human Bamba Championship," in which humans compete to pull a Banei horse racing sled, the "Giant Slide," which is very popular among children, and the "Doka Snow Yataimura," which offers a variety of hot meals that will blow away the cold. In addition, there will be activities such as "Jumbo Karuta" and "Snowmobile Ride" on the snow.
Date and time: Saturday, February 17, 2024 (10:00-17:00), Sunday, February 18, 2024 (10:00-15:30)
Venue: Iwamizawa Station East Civic Plaza Park (Ariake-cho Minami, Iwamizawa City), etc.
For details and map information of the "IWAMIZAWA Doka Snow Festival," click here.
8 Snowball fight featured in popular TV program "Showa Shinzan International Snowball Fight (Sobetsu Town)
Snowball fights, which have become a sport, have been introduced on the popular TV program "You wa nani shite Nippon e" (What are you doing in Nippon?)! Every year in February, a snowball fight is held in Sobetsu Town. Snowball fights, which have a strong image of children's games, have become a heated battle of teamwork and tactics. You can enjoy not only participating but also just watching.
Date: February 24 (Sat.) - 25 (Sun.), 2024
Venue: Showa Shinzan foot special site (Sobetsu-cho, Usu-gun)
Showa Shinzan International Snowball Fight" details and map information are here.
9 "Bihoro Winter Festival (Bihoro Town)" with many attractions
An event full of attractions to play in the snow. Snow Basket, a winter sport originated in Bihoro, is a competition to see how much snow can be put into the other team's barrel with a frying pan, and is fun for adults and children alike, even those with no experience. Visitors can also enjoy other physical attractions such as Struck Out and Molok Experience.
Date: Sunday, February 4, 2024, 10:00-15:00
Venue: Special venue next to JR Bihoro Station (Shinmachi 3-chome, Bihoro Town, Abashiri County)
Click here for details and map information of the Bihoro Winter Festival.
10 "Crane Festival (Tsurui Village)" is held in honor of the cranes that visit the beautiful village.
This event is full of events related to the red-crowned cranes that are synonymous with Tsurui Village. The event includes a "cold-proof game" in which participants compete in an endurance contest by standing barefoot on one foot on ice in the form of a red-crowned crane, a red-crowned crane call contest, quizzes, and much more.
Date and time: Sunday, February 11, 2024, 11:00-14:00
Venue: The front yard of the General Center (1-1, Tsurui Nishi, Tsurui-mura, Akan-gun)
Click here for details and map information of the "Red-crowned Crane Festival.
All information is subject to change. Please check the official website for details.