Plan Your Visit to Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido Japan Travel Guide

We share tips for visiting the Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido Japan. This festival is held annually for a week in early February. It features an international snow carving contest, ice sculptures, entertainment, and food. We share event info, where to stay, what to eat, how to get around, and winter activities in the area.


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Sapporo Snow Festival: https://www.snowfes.com/en/

What to Wear in Sapporo in Winter: https://www.sapporo.travel/en/spot/fe...

Make Your Own Snow Sculpture: https://www.hitsujigaoka.jp/snowfes/en/


TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Guide to Sapporo Snow Festival
00:53 Early February
01:02 Venues
02:00 Where to stay
02:48 How to get around
03:58 What to wear
05:17 What to eat
06:35 Activities in Sapporo
07:18 Side trip to Otaru
07:53 Asahikawa Winter Festival
08:19 How to get to Sapporo
09:16 Our winter Hokkaido adventure

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