The Sapporo Snow Festival. It is one of the most popular winter events in Japan. The festival is a must-see winter event featuring spectacular snow and marvelous ice sculptures. The snow festival is staged on three sites: the Odori Site, Susukino Site and TsuDome Site.

The main site is the Odori Site in Sapporo's centrally located 1.5 kilometer long Odori Park. The Odori Site exhibits about a dozen large snow sculptures, and also more than one hundred smaller snow statues and hosts several concerts and events.

The Susukino Site, located in and named after Sapporo's largest entertainment district, exhibits about one hundred ice sculptures. Susukino is located only one subway stop south of Odori Park. You can expect the illumination of the ice sculptures until 23:00 (until 22:00 on the festival's final day).

The family-oriented Tsu Dome Site is a family will guarantee a happy experience with your children as they have three types of snow slides, snow rafting and more snow sculptures. Inside the dome, there are many food stands and a stage for events. The Tsu Dome Site is open daily from 9:00 to 17:00. The Tsu Dome Site is scheduled to open a few days before the full start of the festival, on February 1, 2022.