Activities Monbetsu Drift Ice Festival Feb 8th - Feb 11th Monbetsu, in north eastern Hokkaido, hosts an annual drift ice festival in February. The event features some incredible ice sculptures..
Festivals Asahikawa Winter Festival Feb 6th - Feb 11th The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow F..
Outdoors Sapporo Snow Festival Jan 31st - Feb 11th The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually each winter up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, attracting visitors from all over Japan..
Activities Karurusu Onsen Winter Festival Tuesday - Mar 3rd The annual Karurusu Onsen Winter Festival in Hokkaido invites participants to play snow-related games and win prizes.
Culture Yubari Fantastic Film Festival Mar 7th - Mar 10th This little town in the depths of Hokkaido hosts to what it claims to be "The most fun movie festival in the world", so it is time..
Culture Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo Jun 5th - Jun 9th A viewing of the intense and energetic Yosakoi Soran Festival in Sapporo, Hokkaido
Festivals Traditional Ainu Dance, Daisetsuzan Monday - Jun 15th The Daisetsuzan Mountain Festival in Asahidake Onsen takes place every year around the middle of June and is meant to be the official..
Culture Sapporo Susukino Matsuri Aug 1st - Aug 3rd In summer Japan helds hundreds of festivals and Sapporo is surely not disappointing in this regard! Susukino matsuri is truly japanese..