{"id":5970,"date":"2018-12-21T09:00:56","date_gmt":"2018-12-21T08:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog?p=5970"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:56:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T13:56:58","slug":"sapporo-snow-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/sapporo-snow-festival","title":{"rendered":"Sapporo Snow Festival 2026: Yuki Matsuri Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the <strong>Sapporo Snow Festival<\/strong>, called Sapporo Yuki Matsuri in Japanese. Imagine yourself strolling through a winter wonderland. Snow blankets the ground, painting the city a shining white, while the scent of delicious food fills the air.<\/p>\n<p>Trees are decked with twinkling lights, and statues crafted of ice and snow tower over the mingling crowds. At night, the <strong>sculptures are illuminated by entrancing, moving colored lights<\/strong> that give the park an enchanted atmosphere.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This unique snow festival is <strong>held for one week each February in Sapporo<\/strong>, the capital city of Hokkaido, Japan\u2019s northernmost island.<\/p>\n<p>What wonders does the Snow Festival have to offer? Should you make it a part of your next Japan adventure? Read on to <strong>learn about the Festival\u2019s history, locations, and things to do<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"toc_container\" class=\"toc_white no_bullets\"><p class=\"toc_title\">Table of Contents<\/p><ul class=\"toc_list\"><li><a href=\"#History_and_facts\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">1<\/span> History and facts<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Sapporo_Snow_Festival_dates\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">2<\/span> Sapporo Snow Festival dates<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Sapporo_Snow_Festival_venues\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">3<\/span> Sapporo Snow Festival venues<\/a><ul><li><a href=\"#Odori_Site\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.1<\/span> Odori Site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Tsudome_Site\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.2<\/span> Tsudome Site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Susukino_Site\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.3<\/span> Susukino Site<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Venues_map\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_2\">3.4<\/span> Venues map<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"#How_to_get_to_Sapporo_Snow_Festival\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">4<\/span> How to get to Sapporo Snow Festival<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#Things_to_do\"><span class=\"toc_number toc_depth_1\">5<\/span> Things to do<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n<h2><span id=\"History_and_facts\">History and facts<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>The first Sapporo Snow Festival was held in 1950<\/strong>. High school students built 6 snow statues in Odori Park. Unexpectedly, the creations attracted fifty thousand visitors.<\/p>\n<p>By 1955, the Self Defense Force was enlisted to build a massive snow sculpture. <strong>In 1959, 2,500 people participated<\/strong> in the snow sculpting process. It was in that year that the Snow Festival garnered national media attention for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>When <strong>Sapporo hosted the Winter Olympic Games in 1972<\/strong>, the Snow Festival\u2019s fame reached international proportions.<\/p>\n<p>Each year, the Snow Festival<strong> attracts more than two million visitors<\/strong>, both from Japan and from around the world. It is one of the nation\u2019s premier winter festivals, as well as one of its foremost admission-free events.<\/p>\n<p>Below, you\u2019ll find a <strong>guide to each of the Festival\u2019s 3 locations<\/strong>, the activities offered at each, and how to get there.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Sapporo_Snow_Festival_dates\">Sapporo Snow Festival dates<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Sapporo Snow Festival takes place in the stretch of the first 2 weeks of February. The 76th edition will take place <strong>from February 4th to 11th 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"Sapporo_Snow_Festival_venues\">Sapporo Snow Festival venues<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The Snow Festival usually takes place at not one but 3<strong>\u00a0different locations<\/strong> in and around Sapporo.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Odori_Site\">Odori Site<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Odori Site, <strong>Sapporo\u2019s Odori Park<\/strong>, is the historic home of the Snow Festival. The 1-mile wide park remains the primary venue.<\/p>\n<p>It is the staging ground for <strong>the Festival\u2019s largest statues made of snow<\/strong>. Some of these span 50 to 80 feet in the air.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to a dozen or more large sculptures, the park is littered with hundreds of smaller snow statues. The statues are <strong>illuminated until 10 pm each day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>spectacular projection mapping shows<\/strong> are also not to be missed. Food and souvenir stalls are located street side, and an ice skating rink can be found in front of Sapporo Tower.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5974 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/odori-site-sapporo-snow-festival.jpg\" alt=\"Odori site, Sapporo Snow Festival venue\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/odori-site-sapporo-snow-festival.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/odori-site-sapporo-snow-festival-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to <strong>view the park from above<\/strong>, this can be done from the Sapporo TV Tower at the eastern end. The tower is open from 9 am until 9:50 pm. Admission to the observation deck costs \u00a51000 for a single visit or \u00a51500 for a day and night pass.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Tsudome_Site\">Tsudome Site<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Tsudome Site (Community Site), is a <strong>family-friendly playground<\/strong>. As well as additional snow sculpture, the outdoor section boasts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>3 unique snow slides<\/li>\n<li>A snow rafting slope<\/li>\n<li>A snow maze<\/li>\n<li>A snowman building area<\/li>\n<li>Indoor attractions<\/li>\n<li>Snow rafting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inside the dome, you\u2019ll find <strong>food stands and an event stage<\/strong>. The Tsudome Site typically opens a few days prior to the official start of the Festival. It\u2019s open daily from 10 am to 4 pm.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5977 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tsu-dome-sapporo-snow-festival.jpg\" alt=\"Snow slopes at Tsubame site during the Sapporo Snow Festival\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tsu-dome-sapporo-snow-festival.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/tsu-dome-sapporo-snow-festival-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Susukino_Site\">Susukino Site<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>The Susukino Site is located in the city\u2019s entertainment district. About <strong>60 ice sculptures<\/strong> are exhibited, some of which have fish frozen inside! They are illuminated until 11 pm daily.<\/p>\n<p>Susukino also <strong>hosts the highly anticipated ice sculpture contest<\/strong>, where you can watch the artists craft the pieces in real time! The on-site Ice Bar is also a great place to grab a hot drink.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5980 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/susukino-sapporo-snow-festival.jpg\" alt=\"Ice sculptures at Susukino site\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/susukino-sapporo-snow-festival.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/susukino-sapporo-snow-festival-300x214.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"Venues_map\">Venues map<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=15KHfBeS4H-6IJHCqZwP3O-TWCjy8x0Z7&amp;hl=en\" width=\"800\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n            <a class=\"fasc-button banner-button-shortcode fasc-size-large fasc-type-flat fasc-rounded-medium ico-fa fasc-ico-after fa-chevron-circle-right fasc-style-bold\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/the-japan-rail-pass\">\n                Buy your JR Pass\n            <\/a>\n        <\/p>\n<h2><span id=\"How_to_get_to_Sapporo_Snow_Festival\">How to get to Sapporo Snow Festival<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>To reach Sapporo from Tokyo<\/strong>, take the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/tohoku-shinkansen-jr-pass\">JR Tohoku<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/blog\/hokkaido-shinkansen\">Hokkaido Shinkansen<\/a> to Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station. Then, transfer to the Hokuto limited express to Sapporo.<\/p>\n<p>The entire trip <strong>takes about 7 and a half hours<\/strong> and is covered by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jrailpass.com\/\">JR Pass<\/a>. Reserved seating may be required on some trains.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Odori Park<\/strong> is a 10-minute walk from the JR Sapporo Station.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Susukino<\/strong> is located one subway stop to the south of Sapporo Station (on the Namboku line).<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Tsudome Site<\/strong> is located outside the city center. It can be reached using shuttle buses, which depart from the Odori Site and from Sapporo Station every five to 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>The Tsudome is also a <strong>15-minute walk from Sakaemachi Station<\/strong>. This station can be reached by taking the Toho Subway Line from Sapporo Station.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span id=\"Things_to_do\">Things to do<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There is always plenty to do at the Sapporo Snow Festival. Here are our <strong>top 5<\/strong> suggestions on what to do:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>View and photograph the <strong>snow and ice statues<\/strong> by day.<\/li>\n<li>Sample delicious Japanese cuisine at <strong>numerous food stalls<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>View <strong>live concerts<\/strong> and events.<\/li>\n<li>Play on the <strong>slides and snow slopes<\/strong> of the Tsudome Site.<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the <strong>nighttime illumination<\/strong> of the statues, up close or from the observation deck of the Sapporo TV Tower.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Sapporo Snow Festival is <strong>a must-see<\/strong> on any traveler\u2019s bucket list. Start planning your trip today!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Official Website<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.snowfes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofllow noreferrer noopener\">www.snowfes.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Sapporo Snow Festival, called Sapporo Yuki Matsuri in Japanese. 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