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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.