Events & Festivals - Hokkaido

Sapporo Station, Odori, Susukino

Winter festivals & Events

Sapporo Snow Festival

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Snow and ice ring in winter at this major Sapporo event, named one of the world’s top three snow festivals.

Sapporo White Illumination

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Sapporo city is transformed into a magical space of light during this major winter illumination event.

Lake Toya and Noboribetsu

Spring festivals & Events

Lake Toyako Long Run Fireworks Display

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A fireworks festival held at Toyako Onsen for an impressive six-month period.

Furano and Biei

Summer festivals & Events

Furano Hokkai Heso Matsuri

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Ring in summer in Hokkaido with this truly one-of-a-kind festival.

Sapporo Station, Odori, Susukino

Summer festivals & Events

YOSAKOI Soran Festival

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A Sapporo dance festival with its roots in the Yosakoi festival mixed with Hokkaido’s Soran-bushi.

Lake Toya and Noboribetsu

Summer festivals & Events

Noboribetsu Jigoku Festival

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A summer festival featuring impressive floats and portable shrines.

Chitose and Tomakomai

Spring festivals & Events

Shizunai Cherry Blossom Festival

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Held along what’s known as Japan’s longest straight cherry-blossom avenue, the festival takes place on a stunning 7-kilometer stretch lined with blooming sakura.

Asahikawa and Sounkyo

Autumn festivals & Events

Kita no Megumi Asahikawa Tabe Marche

A celebration of Asahikawa cuisine showcasing the flavors of northern Hokkaido.

Sapporo

Autumn festivals & Events

Hokkaido Artistic Fireworks

One of Hokkaido’s largest artistic nighttime spectacles, where music and fireworks come together.

Jozankei, Makomanai

Spring festivals & Events

Jozankei Onsen Koinobori

A signature spring spectacle in Hokkaido, where around 400 colorful carp streamers “swim” across the sky above the river, bringing vibrant life to the Jozankei Onsen town in spring.