Snow and winter · Chubu
Tokamachi Snow Festival
十日町雪まつり
One of Japan's oldest snow festivals, founded in 1950 in one of the country's heaviest snowfall cities, with snow sculptures built by the community across Tokamachi.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Fri 19 to Sun 21 Feb 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- Sites across Tokamachi City
- City
- Tokamachi
- Prefecture
- Niigata
- Region
- Chubu
- Category
- Snow and winter
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Niigata Prefecture's official tourism site lists the 78th Tokamachi Snow Festival for Friday 19 to Sunday 21 February 2027, with the judging of the snow art exhibition held on the night of 19 February. The festival began in 1950, on the idea of making friends with the snow, and its centrepiece is the snow sculptures built by neighbourhoods, schools and companies across the city.
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://niigata-kankou.or.jp/event/index_1_2_5.html. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.