Visit Sapporo Snow Festival, Smile Ice Skating Rink, Teine Ski Resort and Jozankei Onsen

Sapporo in winter is so much fun! Sapporo is a world-renowned Tourist snow capital, with an average annual snowfall of 500 cm, which creates many interesting winter activities, such as ice and snow festivals, outdoor ice skating rinks, skiing, hot springs, etc. Xiaoqi has compiled a winter Travel guide for Sapporo, so hurry up and check it in!

❶ Sapporo Snow Festival
It is divided into three major venues: Odori Venue, Boya Venue, and TSUDOMU. The first two are mainly for viewing large snow sculptures and ice sculptures, and TSUDOMU has a variety of rich ice and snow entertainment projects. The colorful light show at night makes the whole venue dreamlike, like "Frozen" in reality
📆February 4-February 11
📍Odori Park, Susukino Venue, Tsuru Venue

❷ Sapporo Smile Skating Rink
In the red brick square in front of the old main building of the Hokkaido Government, both adults and children can experience skating! There are also romantic night lighting events
📆February 1st-February 14th
⏰Weekdays 13:00-21:00 / Weekends and holidays 11:00-21:00
📍Sapporo City Kita Sanjo Square (Akapla)

⛷️Sapporo 4 ski resorts recommended
These 4 ski resorts are all within about 1 hour's drive from the city center, and can be returned within a day, which is super convenient!

❶Sapporo Teine Ski Resort: It was one of the venues for the Winter Olympics and is one of the few ski resorts where you can experience the venues of the Olympics at that time. The amount of snow in winter may exceed 400 cm at most. Whether you are a ski novice or a ski enthusiast, you can experience the charm of top-level powder snow!

❷Sapporo Bankei Ski Resort: It is about 20 minutes from the city center and is open until 9 pm at night. There is a snow park suitable for children to play. Whether you are a beginner or a veteran, you can enjoy skiing!

❸Sapporo Moiwa Ski Resort: Great location! It is about a 30-minute drive from Sapporo Station or Susukino. There are 10 ski slopes in total, including one for beginners. You can ski and enjoy the street view of Sapporo! You can also enjoy the night view of Moiwa Mountain, one of the new three major night views in Japan, when you go for night skiing.

❹Sapporo International Ski Resort: It is about a 1-hour drive from downtown Sapporo. There are shuttle buses operating every day at Sapporo Station, and transportation is very convenient! The ski resort is vast, the powder snow is first-class, and there are ski escalators suitable for beginners. You can enjoy skiing on a gentle slope.

☃️A good place to enjoy the snow in a hot spring
♨️Jozankei Onsen: You can experience a romantic hot spring bath in the snow. While bathing in the open-air bath, you can enjoy the beautiful valley scenery with distinct seasons. In winter, the white snow falling on the trees creates a superb view like an ink painting, which is one of the must-experience things in your life!

❄️Snow Light Road: About an hour's drive from Sapporo, more than 2,000 snow lights surround the shrine, creating a mysterious and peaceful atmosphere. Soak in the hot spring at night and look at the snow lights outside, beautiful and dreamy

🚌Take the free shuttle bus from "Suizantei Club" to the venue (about 30 minutes per bus)
📆January 27-February 3 18:00-21:00