Takino Autumn Leaves Festival 2025 Oct 4th - Oct 26th Each autumn, Takino Suzuran Hillside Park in Hokkaido transforms into a kaleidoscope of colors for the Takino Autumn Leaves Fe..
Culture Akan Ainu Art Week 2025 Oct 12th - Oct 31st The Akan Ainu Art Week (AAAW) is a three-week festival celebrating the living culture of the Ainu people through contemporary art...
Culture Tove Jansson & Moomin Exhibition 2025 Oct 1st - Nov 24th This autumn, the Hokkaido Museum of Modern Art will host the Tove and Moomin Exhibition, a large-scale retrospective dedicated to..
Seasonal Sapporo White Illumination 2025 Nov 21st - Dec 25th The Sapporo White Illumination event started back in 1981 with a fairly modest 1048 lights. Over the years, the event has expanded..
Activities Onuma Hakodate Snow & Ice Festival 2026 Early Feb Enjoy snow sculptures and an exciting ice slide at the Onuma Hakodate Snow and Ice Festival, held on the first weekend of February...
Culture Asahikawa Winter Festival 2026 Early - Mid Feb The Asahikawa Winter Festival is a large scale winter festival in Hokkaido, occurring around the same time as Sapporo’s Snow F..
Outdoors Smile Rink Sapporo 2026 Early - Mid Feb If you enjoy a spot of ice skating in the winter months, a limited-time event is bringing a rink to the heart of Hokkaido's..
Activities Sapporo Snow Festival 2026 Early - Mid Feb The Sapporo Snow Festival is a festival held annually each winter up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, attracting visitors from all over Japan..