Sounkyo Gorge Onsen Ice Waterfall Festival (Hokkaido) 2025

Special feature on Japanese festivals and seasonal customs

Club Tourism introduces winter festival tours to be held from Dec. 2024 to Mar. 2025! These are recommended tours to winter-only events and festivals, such as light-ups of snowy landscapes. With a tour conductor, you'll be well supported! Searching and booking tours is easy.

Sounkyo Gorge Onsen Ice Waterfall Festival

Location: Kamikawa District, Hokkaido
Event period: Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025 to Sunday, Mar. 9, 2025 (Itinerary)

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Utilizing Hokkaido 's natural beauty
A fantastic and mysterious event

It is one of the most famous winter festivals in Hokkaido, which has been held since 1976. The venue uses the riverbed of the Ishikari River, and displays icicles, ice tunnels, ice domes, and other items that have been created over a long period of time by spraying water from the river. At night, the area is lit up and decorated with a mysterious light.