❄️2025 Hokkaido Event Guide: Beyond Sapporo

📍【Sapporo City】Sapporo Snow Festival 📅February 4-11, 2025. Recognized as one of Hokkaido's top three winter festivals, the Sapporo Snow Festival attracts over 2 million visitors annually. The event is divided into three main venues: the Odori Site, featuring around 100 snow sculptures centered around five large ones; the Susukino Site, filled with ice sculptures and statues; and the TSUDOME Site, offering large slides and tunnels for interactive experiences. 📍【Sapporo City】Jozankei Onsen Snow Candle Path 📅January 25-February 1, 2025. Just an hour's bus ride from Sapporo Station, Jozankei Onsen hosts the Snow Candle Path event at Jozankei Shrine. Residents create 2,000 snow candles to illuminate the shrine grounds. It's said that if you can successfully carry a lit snow candle to the snow tower without it going out, your wish will come true. 📍【Chitose City】Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival 📅February 1-24, 2025. Local artisans use high-pressure water jets to create sculptures from Lake Shikotsu's water, which are then painted and frozen into modern art pieces, adorned with lights. During the day, the lake's water is a clear blue, while at night, the lights create a fantastical world of color and light. 📍【Asahikawa City】Asahikawa Winter Festival 📅February 6-11, 2025. Another of Hokkaido's top three winter festivals, the Asahikawa Winter Festival features the world's largest snow sculpture, standing 20 meters tall. The festival includes citizen-made snow and ice sculptures, a stage for musical performances, a large snow slide, a giant snow maze, and numerous food stalls offering local delicacies, making it a fun winter outing for the whole family. 📍【Kamikawa District】Sounkyo Onsen Ice Fall Festival 📅January 25-March 9, 2025. Also recognized as one of Hokkaido's top three winter festivals and a Japan Nightscape Heritage site, the Sounkyo Onsen Ice Fall Festival features a 12,000 square meter venue illuminated with colorful lights. Visitors can enjoy the sight of massive ice sculptures and tunnels, as well as interactive experiences like the "Northern Ice Bar," where everything from chairs to tables is made of ice. 📍【Hakodate City】Goryokaku Star Dream Illumination 📅Early December to late February. The Goryokaku Park and Goryokaku Tower are landmarks of Hakodate. The Goryokaku Star Dream Illumination decorates the moat with 2,000 light bulbs, forming a star shape when lit each evening. Visitors can enjoy a stroll while admiring the lights or view the entire scene from the observation deck. #CtripCustomTravel #CtripCustomPlanner #CustomAutumnWinterTrip