Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival (Shikotsuko Hyoto Matsuri) 2027
Sculptors spray the clear blue waters of Lake Shikotsu onto frames to build towering turquoise ice domes and tunnels, glowing in jewel tones after dark.
Cuándo · Dónde
- Cuándo
- 2027/01/30 01:00 – 2027/02/23
- Dónde
- Lake Shikotsu Onsen lakeside, Shikotsu-Toya National Park（Shikotsukohan, Chitose, Hokkaido）
- Ciudad
- Sapporo
- Cómo llegar
- ~40 min by car/bus from Chitose Station / New Chitose Airport; seasonal buses from Sapporo.
- Precio
- Donation around ¥500 (high-school age+); free for younger children.
- Organizador
- Chitose-Shikotsuko Hyoto Matsuri Executive Committee
Bueno saber antes de ir
- Cómo llegar
- ~40 min by car/bus from Chitose Station / New Chitose Airport; seasonal buses from Sapporo. Abrir ruta en Google Maps ↗
- Reserva y entrada
- Consulta entradas y detalles en la página oficial (botón de arriba).
- Pago
- Donation around ¥500 (high-school age+); free for younger children.. Los locales pequeños en Japón suelen funcionar con efectivo: lleva algo de yenes (tarjetas/IC no garantizadas).
- Idioma
- Principalmente en japonés: una app de traducción en el móvil ayuda.
- Ideal para
- amantes de la cultura, familias
Destacados
- 'Shikotsu Blue' turquoise ice structures
- Colorful nightly light-ups
- Ice domes, tunnels and slides made from lake water
Origen e historia
Begun in 1979, the festival uses Lake Shikotsu's famously transparent water, which freezes a distinctive blue; structures are sprayed onto frames over weeks of cold.
Bueno saber
Come at dusk to see the blue ice shift to colored light-ups; dress for severe lakeside cold.