Activities Yumoto Onsen Snow Festival Todd Wojnowski The Yumoto Onsen Snow Festival features amazing ice sculptures tucked into hollowed-out snow domes called kamakura.
11 Seasonal Ouchi-juku under Snow Tom Roseveare The mountainous roads here can be treachorous and covered in snow stopping
8 Activities Summer in Snow Country Kim Bergström Minami Uonuma, in Niigata's snow country, is often known as a winter destination - but there is plenty to enjoy outside the colder months!
10 Seasonal Sapporo Snow Fest 2017 Victoria Vlisides 2017 Sapporo Snow Festival: A fan favorite was the Trump + PPAP mashup sculpture.
Sports & Fitness Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort Bryan Baier Charmant Hiuchi Snow Resort: a small mountain with big powder from first run till last. Remote enough to keep away the crowds
12 Outdoors Jigokudani Yaen Koen (Monkey Park) George Popescu Jigokudani Monkey Park is the perfect place to catch sight of snow monkey's bathing in an onsen.
Activities Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival 2027 Feb 14th - Feb 15th The Kakunodate Fire and Snow Festival (火振りかまくら Hiburi Kamakura) takes place in Kakunodate, Akita Prefecture annually.
8 Seasonal Otaru Candle Light Snow Paths Jaime Wong In February, alongside the Sapporo Snow Festival, Otaru holds its own Snow Light Path festival.