11 Activities Tokamachi Snow Festival in Niigata Manish Prabhune The Tokamachi Snow Festival has snow sculptures, night time illumination and music shows in the quiet town of Tokamachi, Niigata
Snow Shoveling Race in Hijiori Onsen 2027 Late Feb Held every February in Hijiori Onsen, Yamagata Prefecture, a unique snow shoveling race challenges participants to dig through snow up to four meters deep
Food Gastro-Tourism in Snow Country Rufus Starbuck Learn about Snow Country food culture as a local guide takes you foraging for mushrooms in the forests and mountains of Yuzawa.
Activities Onuma Hakodate Snow & Ice Festival 2027 Early Feb Enjoy snow sculptures and an exciting ice slide at the Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, held on the first weekend of February.
24 The Snow Monsters of Zao Radica Sooknarine The Snow Monsters of Zao are a major wintertime tourist attraction in Yamagata Prefecture.
Ichijodani Asakura Ruins in Snow Hiroshi Ohnuki Mysterious aerial views of Ichijodani Asakura Ruins in Fukui covered in snow.
15 Culture Fukui's Taichoji Temple in Snow Takako Sakamoto I set out in sunshine to revisit Fukui's Taichoji Temple in snow, but it began sleeting, and I found this beautiful temple half buried in snow!
Culture Okinawa Motor Show 2026 Early Nov The two-day Okinawa Motor Show is a must-visit for auto aficionados in the area, and the event is set to showcase a wide variety of vehicles including