Sapporo’s snow festival is a major tourism magnet for Japan’s northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido. But unusually warm weather has kept the snow away, forcing organizers to source snow from ...

From the snowy streets of Hokkaido to the famous snow corridor in Toyama, here are some of the best ice and snow festivals happening in Japan this 2025 season.

The Sapporo Snow Festival is an annual weeklong event that features around 200 sculptures.

An annual winter festival in Japan is fighting off controversy for displaying a work of art featuring dead, frozen fish fish suspenses in ice. The Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido, now in its ...

TOKYO – The Sapporo Snow Festival has been canceled for the second year running due to rising numbers of coronavirus cases across Japan, organizers announced Wednesday.

To secure a place at the Sapporo Snow Festival, Japan's greatest festival of ice - and pay the best possible price - book now and you'll find the welcome is as warm as a hot spring bath.

Every year, tens of thousands of tourists flock to the snow festival in the northern Japanese city of Sapporo, attracted by some 200 large, but intricate ice sculptures. But this year, there's a ...

You’ve mapped your Japan route, taking you from the neon glow of Tokyo to the tranquil temples of Kyoto and snow-capped Mount ...