Snow and winter · Chubu
Tsunan Snow Festival
つなん雪まつり
A one-day snow festival in Tsunan, one of the snowiest towns in Japan, ending with the release of around 2,000 sky lanterns over the snow.
Confirmed dates
- Dates
- Sat 13 Mar 2027
- Date status
- Confirmed by the organiser or an official tourism source
- Venue
- New Greenpia Tsunan and Owarino special venue, Tsunan town centre
- City
- Tsunan
- Prefecture
- Niigata
- Region
- Chubu
- Category
- Snow and winter
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
The organiser's official site has confirmed the Tsunan Snow Festival for Saturday 13 March 2027 at New Greenpia Tsunan, with a second venue in the town centre at Owarino. The day runs from snow activities and a snowboard jump competition to the night-time mass release of sky lanterns, which needs an advance ticket, and closing fireworks.
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://snowfes.info/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.