Culture Odori Park Odori Park (大通公園) is a 13-block expanse of open space spanning 1.5 kilometers from east to west. The 78,901 square meter park is a year-round si..
Culture The Snow Crystal Museum Anna Cocchiarella Channel your inner princess with a Frozen experience at the Snow Crystal Museum.
Culture Otaru Music Box Museum Euan Prentis The Otaru Music Box Museum is spread across a number of buildings around the Ironai-dori area, which in all contains over 25,000..
Culture Visiting Sapporo Snow Festival (2012) Catherine Hagar Chill out at Sapporo's annual Snow Festival in February. With gigantic ice sculptures, hot drinks, and local food, the snow..
Culture Buddha Hill in Makomanai, Sapporo Mar'yana Kovalchuk Buddha Hill is a complex designed by the Pritzker-winner architect Tadao Ando in Makomanai Takino Cemetery near Sapporo, Hokkaido...
Festivals Asahikawa Winter Festival Early - Mid Feb The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow F..
Festivals Sapporo Lilac Festival May 15 - May 26th The Sapporo Lilac Festival has been an annual event since 1959, and a year later, lilacs were designated as the city's official..
Culture Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo Early Jun A viewing of the intense and energetic Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido