Experience the annual Wakakusa Yamayaki Festival in Nara, Japan, where Mount Wakakusa is set ablaze in a breathtaking fire ritual. Explore temple grounds, local streets, and witness one of Japan’s most spectacular winter events.

Witness the Yokote Bonden Festival, where intricately decorated staves are judged for design and craftsmanship before being offered to Shinto deities—an engaging and colourful winter tradition in Akita.

An evening walk through the Yokote Kamakura Festival, where candle-lit snow huts, centuries-old traditions, and warm amazake create one of Japan’s most atmospheric winter celebrations.

A winter visit to the Asahikawa Winter Festival, featuring massive snow sculptures, ice carvings, giant snow slides, and playful snowmen—an immersive and family-friendly winter experience in Hokkaido.

A winter walk through the 2023 Sapporo Snow Festival, exploring towering snow sculptures in Odori Park and intricately carved ice displays in Susukino, capped off with a warming bowl of ramen in Hokkaido’s winter capital.