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..
Culture Sapporo August Festival 2026 Late Jul Each year, the heart of Sapporo bursts into color and rhythm with the Sapporo August Festival. This lively event brings two da..
Activities Swatch Nines Snow 2026 Early - Late Apr In April 2026, Swatch Nines SNOW will make its Asian debut in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture. Known for merging freestyle..
Culture Iwamizawa Hyakumochi Festival 2026 Mid Sep Each autumn, Iwamizawa in Hokkaido comes alive with the Hyakumochi Festival, the city's largest event dedicated to mochi.
Takino Autumn Leaves Festival 2026 Early - Late Oct Each autumn, Takino Suzuran Hillside Park in Hokkaido transforms into a kaleidoscope of colors for the Takino Autumn Leaves Fe..
Activities 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..
Sweets Garden Sapporo 2026 Mid Aug Sweets Garden Sapporo is an outdoor event which aims to promote local sweets and increase the consumption of Hokkaido-sourced dairy..