[2025 Chichibu Attraction] Travel Guide for Icicles of Misotsuchi (Updated Apr)

This is where Chichibu's three biggest icicles began. Of the three, this is the only place where you can see large natural icicles. ✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲✲ 📍Icicles of Misotsuchi 4066 Otaki, Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture 《Access》 Bus stop Misotsuchi/About 0 minutes walk from Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture Bus stop Misotsuchi/About 0 minutes walk from Seibu Bus Bus stop Misoba/About 8 minutes walk from Chichibu City, Saitama Prefecture Period January 10th (Friday) - February 24th (Monday) 2025 　　 (The event may end earlier depending on the ice conditions.) Admission fee 300 yen Parking fee 500 yen 8:30 ~ 17:00 Lighting up until 19:00 on weekdays, 20:00 on weekends and holidays ▶️Natural icicles formed when Iwashimizu freezes in the cold. The natural formations, created without any human intervention, are mysterious😍 30m wide, 10m high ▶️Photos from 2022 and 2024 are posted. Due to the warm winter, only about 20% of the icicles will be visible in 2024. ▶️Some parts are artificial. ▶️When you pay the entrance fee, you will receive a discount coupon that can be used at the shop. #0yentravelJanuary2025 #Saitama #Chichibu #Icicles #MisotsuchiIcicles #Ice #Winterseason #Chichibutourism

The Misotsuchi Icicles are a scenic spot in Okuchichibu, Saitama Prefecture, and are one of the three great icicles in Chichibu. Saitama Prefecture does not generally get much snow in the winter, but the Okuchichibu area is the only area where it snows. It is particularly cold from January to February, when temperatures drop below freezing. The Misotsuchi Icicles are natural icicles created by cooling spring water seeping out of the rock surface. They are large-scale ice art that is about 8m high and 30m wide. However, to be precise, some of the icicles are natural, while the rest are created by artificial water discharge. In recent years, the icicles have not been able to form well due to the warm winters, and the icicle festival itself has not been held in some years. However, the winter of 2025 is forecast to be very cold, so you may be able to see some spectacular icicles. The icicle festival season is from early January to late February, and beautiful lighting will be displayed from the evening. Admission is 200 yen for adults (junior high school students and above) as an environmental improvement contribution. During the festival, a rest area and cafe with snacks will be open at the entrance. It's on the riverbank, and the temperature is high enough to form icicles, so your body will be quite cold. Take careful measures to protect yourself from the cold. Also, although it's not well known, at the very end of the icicle viewing area, a spring of Iwashimizu springs up, which is incredibly beautiful! #tripdomestictravel #saitamaprefecture #spectacularview #wintertrip #mitsutsuchiicicles

#FreeHongKongAirTickets I went to see the spectacular winter scenery in Chichibu, Saitama! It's lit up for a limited time until the end of February 🫶 There are three major icicles in Chichibu, but the Misotsuchi icicles are the only ones you can see natural icicles ✨ There are also artificial ones, so you can see both natural and artificial ones 🙌❄️Natural icicles The natural icicles created by Iwashimizu are 30m wide and 10m high! The icicles that have not been touched by human hands have a mysterious beauty ❤️ The lighting of the natural ones changes all the time and is colorful! ❄️The icicles at the back of the artificial icicles are artificial. They are made by running water over the cliffs upstream of the natural icicles! The icicles with a width of 55m and a height of 25m are large in scale and impressive! The river flows calmly in front of the artificial icicles, so if you take a good picture, you can take a picture of the upside-down icicles reflected on the water surface 📸Honest review! ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Cost performance: ★★★★★Photogenic: ★★★★★Access: ★★★Stunning view: ★★★★★Overall rating: ★★★★★Comments: The lighting is so beautiful that I recommend it! It's a little difficult to access, but it's within a day trip distance from Tokyo and you can enjoy the spectacular natural scenery☺️ Recommended points━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✅You can enjoy the spectacular winter scenery on a day trip from Tokyo! ✅The lighting is beautiful at night✅There are also places to eat snacks! The entrance ticket stub will give you a 50 yen discount on sweet sake👀I ordered the specialty "miso potatoes" and "sweet sake"! ✅It's deep in the mountains, so you can see the stars in the night sky well🌌 Caution points━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━⚠️It's best to wear non-slip shoes as you go down from the parking lot to the river! I went wearing long boots ⚠️ An hour is enough (it's cold so dress warmly!) Spot information━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━📍Misotsuchi Icicles🗺Address: 4066-2 Otaki, Chichibu City (Woodroof Okuchichibu Auto Campground) / 4011-1 Otaki, Chichibu City (Tsuchuchi Campground)🚗Access: From Seibu Railway "Seibu Chichibu Station" take Seibu Tourist Bus Mitsumine Shrine Line to "Misotsuchi Bus Stop" From Chichibu Railway "Mitsumineguchi Station" take Chichibu Municipal Bus Kawamata Line or Seibu Tourist Bus Mitsumine Shrine Line to "Misotsuchi Bus Stop"💵Admission fee: 200 yen for adults, 100 yen for children #Misotsuchi Icicles #Okuchichibu #Saitama Tourism #Amazing View #Chichibu