Apple is an icon of Aomori prefecture. If Furano is famous for its lavender fields then Aomori certainly is for its apple orchards. Aomori, the northernmost prefecture on the mainland […]
Asahikawa Winter Festival 2025 | Visit Hokkaido
Asahikawa Winter Festival (Asahikawa Fuyu Matsuri) is one of the greatest snow festivals in Japan. It is a must-see attraction for every visitor who plans on visiting Asahikawa in February. […]
Nozawa Onsen Fire Festival in Nagano
Dosojin fire festival is a crazy, bizarre, frightening, and mysterious Japanese winter event, held at Nozawa Onsen on January 15th every year in Nagano prefecture. Does it make sense when […]
2025 Iwate Snow Festival at Koiwai Farm
Iwate snow festival is one of the five biggest snow festivals in the Tohoku region. This winter event is held in early February every year and considered to be the […]
Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2026
Otaru Snow Light Path Festival (Otaru Yuki Akari no Michi) is one of the most popular winter festivals in Hokkaido, held in Otaru city during the harsh winter month of […]
Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival 2025 | Visit Aomori
Aomori in winter is spectacular. If you are planning to visit the prefecture in the winter, you should experience the Hirosaki castle snow lantern festival. Celebrated for 4 days, the […]
What to Wear During Winter in Hokkaido
How to dress right and enjoy the winter in Hokkaido? It gets very cold there in the winter months (December – February). It does not mean people there stay inside […]
Tokamachi Snow Festival 2025 | Visit Niigata
Every year Tokamachi snow festival (Tokamachi yuki matsuri) is celebrated over the third weekend of February. It lasts for three days that is considered the first ever snow festival that […]
Hotels with great views of Mt. Fuji
