Activities Iiyama Snow Festival 2025 Feb 8th - Feb 9th The Iiyama Snow Festival has been running for four decades now, and was originally born from the idea of trying to revitalize this..
Nagano Lantern Festival 2025 Feb 7th - Feb 11th Nagano Lantern Festival, a week of lanterns on display along the road to Zenkoji, finished off with Zenkoji itself lit up in brilliant..
Activities Karuizawa Winter Festival 2024-2025 Nov 23rd - Feb 28th Karuizawa has long been renowned as a great place to enjoy Christmas in Japan. Furthermore the area has some great winter sports...
Activities Kera-Ike Ice Rink 2024-2025 Oct 18th - Mar 2nd If you're wanting to ice skate in a natural setting, the Kera-ike Skating Rink in Nagano is formed by a frozen pond in the..
Nightlife Snow Machine Hakuba 2025 Mar 4th - Mar 9th For the first time, a major music festival is coming to a Japanese ski field in the winter! Snow Machine is a 4 day music festival..
Activities Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns 2025 Feb 1st - Mar 31st Running from the start of February until the end of March, the Icicles of Light and Winter Lanterns event features illuminated icicles..
Culture Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival 2025 Mid Apr The Takamori Kannon-do Sakura Festival is held when the blossoms on the grounds are at their best, and along with the floral splendor..
Activities Iiyama Nanohana Festival 2025 Early May Iiyama's aptly-named Nanohana Park comes alive during spring, and their annual nanohana festival is held during the latter half..