2025 Hokkaido Exclusive Snow Lantern Festival, Save the Date!
Remember to mark your calendar for the 2025 Hokkaido Snow Lantern Festival. Winter in Hokkaido is truly worth visiting with so many attractions to explore! Here are some must-visit spots:
❄️ Sapporo
1️⃣ Sapporo Snow Festival - The most iconic event in Hokkaido
🕐 February 4-11, 2025
📍 Odori Site (snow sculptures), TSUDOME Site (snow activities & sculptures), Susukino Site (ice sculptures)
2️⃣ Jozankei Snow Lantern Path - A mysterious atmosphere created by hundreds of snow candles
🕐 January 25-February 1, 2025
🎫 Entrance fee: 500 yen/person
📍 Jozankei Shrine
3️⃣ Okurayama Winter Fireworks - A dreamy fireworks show against Sapporo's beautiful night view
🕐 December 7, 2024
🎆 Time: 19:00~ (about 30 minutes)
📍 Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium (expected)
❄️ Otaru
Otaru Snow Light Path - A winter tradition in Otaru
🕐 February 8-15, 2025
📍 Alongside Otaru Canal
❄️ Chitose
Chitose & Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival - An ice sculpture art museum by Lake Shikotsu
🕐 February 1-24, 2025
📍 Shikotsu Lake Onsen, Chitose City
❄️ Hakodate
1️⃣ Goryokaku Star Dream & Lighting Event
🕐 Expected December 2024 to late February
📍 Goryokaku Town, Hakodate City
2️⃣ Hakodate Lighting Event - Exotic light night view
🕐 December 1, 2024-February 28, 2025
📍 Around Motomachi area, Hakodate City
❄️ Asahikawa
Asahikawa Winter Festival - Rich snow activities
🕐 February 6-11, 2025
📍 Riverside below Asahibashi, Ishikari River, Asahikawa (snow sculptures & activities), Heiwa Street Shopping Park (ice sculptures)
❄️ Lake Toya
1️⃣ Lake Toya Onsen Winter Fireworks
🕐 February 1-12, 2025, 20:30~ (about 8 minutes)
📍 In front of Lake Toya Steamship Headquarters
2️⃣ Lake Toya Onsen Street Light Tunnel - A charming tunnel of about 400,000 lights
🕐 November 1, 2024-April 27, 2025
📍 Nigiya Square
3️⃣ Sounkyo Onsen Ice Waterfall Festival - Ice sculptures and light show
🕐 January 25-March 9, 2025
🎫 Entrance fee: 1000 yen/person
📍 Sounkyo Onsen, Kamikawa Town, Kamikawa District
4️⃣ Akan Lake Winter Fireworks - Spectacular fireworks on the frozen lake
🕐 Expected February to mid-March 2025
📍 Akan Lake Onsen
5️⃣ Furano Winter Village - Nighttime ice and snow park
🕐 December 21, 2024-February 28, 2025
📍 New Furano Prince Hotel (next to Ningle Terrace)
National Dog Sledding Wakkanai Competition
🕐 February 22-23, 2025
📍 Soyoi, Wakkanai City
Memuro Ice Lantern Night - Thousands of colorful ice lanterns for a romantic Valentine's Day
🕐 Expected February 14, 2025
📍 Memuro Park
✅ [Seven-Day Itinerary]
D1: Domestic - Sapporo - Asahikawa
D2: Asahikawa - Furano - Asahikawa
D3: Asahikawa - Sounkyo - Abashiri
D4: Abashiri - Shiretoko
D5: Shiretoko - Akan Lake
D6: Akan Lake - Wetlands - Tokachigawa Onsen
D7: Tokachigawa Onsen - Sapporo - Domestic
Hokkaido has many attractions, and traveling between cities can be hectic, so consider renting a car for convenience.
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