15 Culture Tokamachi Snow Festival 2016 Rufus Starbuck Tokamachi Snow Festival is one of the best winter festivals in the whole of the country with snow sculptures, live music and a full weekend of events.
Food Bonkers Over Burgers Sherilyn Siy See for yourself why we're bonkers over Shake Shack's burgers.
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 Activities Ouchi-juku under Snow Tom Roseveare The mountainous roads here can be treachorous and covered in snow stopping
10 Activities Sapporo Snow Fest 2017 Victoria Vlisides 2017 Sapporo Snow Festival: A fan favorite was the Trump + PPAP mashup sculpture.
Activities Summer Sky Snow Festival 2025 Early Aug Held near the summit of the Hakkaisan Ropeway, the Summer Sky Snow Festival includes a sledding slope made from winter's stored snow, stage performances
Culture Tsunan Snow Carrot Digging Competition 2026 Late Mar The Tsunan specialty of snow carrots are sweet and almost fruit-like in taste, and they're celebrated at the Tsunan Snow Carrot Festival.
