
EVENT
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The 60th Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival
Date and Time
2025/2/8~9
8th (Sat) 10:00-20:00
9th (Sun) 10:00-16:00
The 60th Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival will be held at the Abashiri Commercial Port Wharf. Focusing on the drift ice, the strength of which is decreasing year by year due to the effects of global warming, the festival will be held under the theme of "SAVE THE ICE SAVE THE EARTH" (protecting drift ice is protecting the earth), as it was last year.
We are planning various events to spread the word about the current state of drift ice, its attractions, and what each individual can do to protect it, so that this festival will be an opportunity for people to come to love drift ice even more!
<Program>
■ February 8th (Saturday)
10:00~ Opening (Yosakoi and other citizen performances)
11:00~ Opening Ceremony
(After the event) Gifts of local specialties from sister cities (with cooperation from Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture, Atsugi City, Kanagawa Prefecture, and Tendo City, Yamagata Prefecture)
12:20~ Cold resistance "Radio calisthenics"
13:00~ Yusuke Hashimoto Song Stage
14:15〜 Comedy Stage "Tom Brown"
15:15~ Drift Ice Kayak Pulling Competition "Tom Brown to participate!!" *Entry is now closed
Sunset - 8:00pm Ice and snow sculptures light up
・Abashiri Civic Hall: 17:00~ ICE BREAKING MUSIC FEST (Doors open at 16:15 / Performance begins at 17:00)
■ February 9th (Sunday)
10:30~ Bakujo Sentai Bunbunja Show (High touch event held after the show)
13:00 - Grateful for the blessings of drift ice! Scallops fly in the sky!
14:20~ Bakujo Sentai Bunbunja Show (High touch event will be held after the show)
15:30~ Drift ice mikoshi and mochi throwing
16:00 Closing
・Inside the venue: 12:00-16:00 Drift Ice SAUNA FEST (advance reservations required)
■ 2-day regular event
10:00~ Okhotsk "Floating Ice Ring Toss"
10:00~ Drift Ice Trust Campaign
10:00~ Firewood chopping experience & bonfire festival (with cooperation from Abashiri District Forestry Association and mokki, a Nordic goods & outdoor experience store)
Venue
Abashiri Commercial Port Wharf Venue
Organizer
網走市観光課
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