12月202026
Furano Kan Kan Mura
ふらの歓寒村
A snow and ice village beside the Ningle Terrace cabins, with an ice bar, snow domes, tube slides and around 70,000 lights.
季節
雪季
日本的雪國從北海道延伸到日本海一側,地球上數一數二的降雪量造就了這個季節:雪祭、冰之世界、燭光點亮的神社參道與埋在數米積雪中的村落,集中在一月與二月。
12月202026
Tomamu Ice Village
アイスヴィレッジ
A night-time village of ice domes at Hoshino Resorts Tomamu, with an ice chapel, ice bar, ice slide and an ice hotel room.
1月222027
Matsumoto Castle Ice Sculpture Festival
国宝松本城氷彫フェスティバル
Ice sculptors carve through the night in Matsumoto Castle Park, with the finished works lit against the castle keep.
1月232027
Lake Shikaribetsu Kotan
しかりべつ湖コタン
A village built entirely of lake ice and snow on the frozen surface of Lake Shikaribetsu, with an ice bar, an ice chapel, ice lodges and an open-air bath on the ice.
1月232027
Sounkyo Ice Fall Festival
層雲峡温泉氷瀑まつり
Ice structures built in the cold of Sounkyo Gorge at Sounkyo Onsen, lit in colour at night.
1月292027
Lake Towada Winter Story
十和田湖冬物語
A lakeside winter festival at Yasumiya on Lake Towada with winter fireworks on every open night, a snow park and food stalls from both sides of the prefectural border.
1月292027
Yunishigawa Onsen Kamakura Festival
湯西川温泉かまくら祭
Hundreds of candle-lit miniature kamakura along the Sawaguchi riverbed in the hot spring town of Yunishigawa, a designated Japan Night View Heritage site.
1月302027
Chitose Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival
千歳・支笏湖氷濤まつり
Ice sculptures made from Lake Shikotsu water at Lake Shikotsu Onsen, blue by day and lit at night.
2月12027
Lake Akan Ice Festival
阿寒湖氷上フェスティバル
A festival on the frozen surface of Lake Akan with on-ice activities by day and fireworks over the ice at night.
2月42027
Sapporo Snow Festival
さっぽろ雪まつり
Large snow and ice sculptures at the Odori and Susukino sites in Sapporo.
2月62027
Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival
あばしりオホーツク流氷まつり
Abashiri's two-day drift ice festival of citizen-built snow statues, ice sculpture and stage events at the commercial port wharf.
2月62027
Asahikawa Winter Festival
旭川冬まつり
Winter festival in Asahikawa with a large snow sculpture stage and ice sculptures in the city centre.
2月62027
Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival
弘前城雪燈籠まつり
Around 150 snow lanterns and some 300 candle-lit mini kamakura set around the keep and snow-covered grounds of Hirosaki Castle.
2月62027
Otaru Snow Light Path
小樽雪あかりの路
Snow candles and lanterns along the Otaru Canal and the former Temiya railway line.
2月62027
Rikubetsu Shibare Festival
りくべつしばれフェスティバル
A two-day festival in the town that records Japan's coldest temperatures, turning extreme cold into the attraction with an overnight endurance sleep-out in ice domes.
2月112027
Monbetsu Drift Ice Festival
もんべつ流氷まつり
Monbetsu's drift ice festival, running since 1963, with large ice sculptures carved from natural ice at the marine park.
2月122027
Yokote Kamakura Festival
横手の雪まつり（かまくら）
About 100 kamakura snow huts are built across central Yokote for a New Year custom with a history of about 450 years.
2月132027
Ouchi-juku Snow Festival
大内宿雪まつり
The thatched-roof post town of Ouchi-juku under deep snow, with snow lanterns lining the street, traditional performing arts and fireworks.
2月132027
Tadami Furusato Snow Festival
只見ふるさとの雪まつり
A snow festival in one of Japan's heaviest snowfall towns, built around a giant illuminated snow stage sculpture in front of Tadami Station.
2月192027
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.
3月132027
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.