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.
Quand · Où
- Quand
- 2027/01/30 01:00 – 2027/02/23
- Où
- Lake Shikotsu Onsen lakeside, Shikotsu-Toya National Park（Shikotsukohan, Chitose, Hokkaido）
- Ville
- Sapporo
- Y aller
- ~40 min by car/bus from Chitose Station / New Chitose Airport; seasonal buses from Sapporo.
- Prix
- Donation around ¥500 (high-school age+); free for younger children.
- Organisateur
- Chitose-Shikotsuko Hyoto Matsuri Executive Committee
Bon à savoir avant d’y aller
- Y aller
- ~40 min by car/bus from Chitose Station / New Chitose Airport; seasonal buses from Sapporo. Ouvrir l’itinéraire dans Google Maps ↗
- Réservation & entrée
- Billets et détails sur la page officielle (bouton ci-dessus).
- Paiement
- Donation around ¥500 (high-school age+); free for younger children.. Les petits lieux au Japon privilégient souvent l’espèces : prévoyez des yens (cartes/IC non garanties).
- Langue
- Principalement en japonais : une appli de traduction sur le téléphone aide.
- Idéal pour
- amateurs de culture, familles
À ne pas manquer
- 'Shikotsu Blue' turquoise ice structures
- Colorful nightly light-ups
- Ice domes, tunnels and slides made from lake water
Origine & histoire
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.
Bon à savoir
Come at dusk to see the blue ice shift to colored light-ups; dress for severe lakeside cold.