where in Japan is the snow festival held
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- The Sapporo[səˈpɔ:rəu] Snow Festival (さっぽろ雪まつり, Sapporo Yuki-matsuri) （扎幌冰雪节） is a festival held annually in Sapporo, Japan, over seven days in February. Odori Park, Susukino, and Tsudome are the main sites of the festival. The 2015 Snow Festival dates are 5 to 11 February.
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- November is one of the best times to visit Japan, as the weather is relatively dry and mild, and the autumn colors are spectacular in many parts of the country.any shops, restaurants and tourist attractions are closed for at least one day between December 29 and January 4. Read more about visiting Japan during New Year. The remainder of January is a good time for visiting Japan, as the weather is usually sunny and dry and sightseeing spots are not crowded.
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Winter Trips in Japan The Sapporo Snow Festival, in Sapporo, Hokkaido is arguably Japan’s best-known winter festival. This event takes place every year in early February at venues all over Sapporo: dates for 2012 are February 6 to 12. Over two million visitors come to Sapporo for the festival, including about 50,000 tourists from abroad.
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Plum (Ume) Blossom in Japan | Ume Matsuri 2018 Plum (Ume) Blossom Festival Spots Across Japan. 1  Let’s Find Out The Best Places to View Plum Blossom in Japan. 2  Please check out the 10 Best Places to View Blossoms in Japan in details.
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- The Obon festival lasts for three days. During the three days of the festival, Japanese people pay respect by visiting their ancestors' graves. In preparation for the festival, homes are cleaned and flower arrangements are made.
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When to travel The remainder of January is a good time for visiting Japan, as the weather is usually sunny and dry and sightseeing spots are not crowded. Only in northern Japan and along the Sea of Japan coast, there is lots of snowfall, and conditions are good for winter sports. The downside of a visit in winter are the relatively short days (sunset is around 5pm in Tokyo) and the vegetation's barren state.
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5 best places to visit in Japan in winter Winter in Japan is different, exotic, with a culture of its own. Travel to Japan in winter and you can combine skiing with a fabulous discovery trip. Travel to Japan in winter and you can combine skiing with a fabulous discovery trip.
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Do we look like we're ready to get out? Japanese snow monkeys relax in outdoor hot spa (sometimes for the WHOLE day) Too much monkeying around: The snow monkeys soak themselves in a natural hot spring to relax in Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan's most northern island prefecture. Though the macaques can be seen year-round, tourists flock to the area during colder months.
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NATIONAL HOLIDAYS IN JAPAN 7th: Tanabata (Star Festival) is a traditional festival but not a national holiday. 15th: Obon (Festival of Souls): although this is a traditional festival and not an official national holiday, many offices are closed (Tokyo celebrates in July)
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EOY Cosplay Festival EOY Cosplay Festival. EOY Cosplay Festival, also known as the End of Year Cosplay Festival, is a Japanese pop-cultural arts event that is non-profit and fan-run multigenre convention featuring anime, cosplay, doujin works, subculture fashion and Japanese pop music held in Singapore. Since 2012, it has become a free public event.
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12 Things To Do In Japan This January Sumo New Year Basho. January 10 to January 24, Tokyo. The first of the six professional sumo tournaments held each year. The Sumo New Year Basho is held in Tokyo at the legendary Ryogoku Kokugikan sumo stadium.
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- Cherry Blossoms. The National Cherry Blossom Festival takes place this year from March 15 to April 16, welcoming spring in Washington, DC, and honoring the special friendship between the United States and Japan.
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March Weather In Japan March is the 4th coldest month of the year across Japan. The start of March is wintery but by the end of the month Spring peaks out. In much of the country, cherry blossoms begin to bloom.
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Christmas celebration in Japan In Japan, Christmas celebrations take place on Christmas Eve and not on December 25, the actual Christmas Day. Preparations for Christmas begin here several weeks before December 24. Shopping for the season begin in earnest right from the beginning of December.
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When to travel Besides November, April is often considered the best time to visit Japan because the cherry blossoms are in full bloom in most regions of the country and the weather is pleasantly mild. Domestic travel activity is increased in early April due to spring school holidays, in late April due to the start of the Golden Week and during most of the rest of the month due the cherry blossom season.
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- World Snow Day 2017. The 5th edition of World Snow Day saw more than 586,000 participants exploring, enjoying and experiencing snow at 625 events in 42 countries worldwide. The 6th edition of World Snow Day will take place on 15th January 2017.
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- This occurs over several … weeks usually between mid-March to the beginning of May in mainland Japan and North America depending upon the local climate. For example, the 2012 International Cherry Blossom Festival in Macon, Georgia will be held between March 16-25, while most of the trees in Vancover, Canada bloom from mid-April and early May.
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- Japanese New Year. The Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival with its own customs. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu). However, the celebration of the traditional Japanese New Year is still marked on the same day as the contemporary Chinese, Korean, and Vietnamese New Years.
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Autumn Leaf Spots Late November to early December. Illumination 2015: 11/6 to 12/3, 17:30 to 20:30, 600 yen. With their abundance of autumn colors, the temple grounds of Eikando are another of Kyoto's most popular koyo spots. It is one of several temples that offer special illumination opening hours in the evenings.ate November to early December. Illumination 2015: 11/6 to 12/3, 17:30 to 20:30, 600 yen. With their abundance of autumn colors, the temple grounds of Eikando are another of Kyoto's most popular koyo spots. It is one of several temples that offer special illumination opening hours in the evenings.
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Monkey Love: Trek to the Wild Monkey Parks of Japan Jigokudani Yaen-koen (Wild Monkey Park). It's located in Jigokudani valley in northern Nagano Prefecture. There is a large open-air hot spring bath built for the monkeys in the park, and many people visit there to see bathing monkeys, especially during the winter.They are popularly known as snow monkeys.akasakiyama (Mt. Takasaki) located on the border of Oita-city and Beppu-city in Oita prefecture is a large inhabitat of Japanese monkeys. Over 1,000 wild monkeys come from the mountain to the feeding area of the park.
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Tokyo between Christmas and New Year China town in Yokohama is also interesting in the midnight on 31.Dec. You can make friends with local people there. And I recommend you to visit Kamakura in the beginning of Jan. There are many temples and you can enjoy the atmosphere of Japanese New Year and see Kimono ladies.
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Nagano Nagano Japan is also well known for the 1998 Winter Olympics with some of the Nagano ski resorts playing host to many of the events. Nagano city is located about 233km northwest of Tokyo in the northern part of the Nagano Prefecture, near the Alps and some of the highest mountains in Japan.
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October Festivals â Autumn Fest There are not many October festivals in Sapporo Japan. Probably because it rains a lot in October and it starts to get very cold. However, one of the great things about this city is that there is always something going on all year round. The Sapporo Autumn Fest is relatively new and the first one started in 2008, but it has grown and become more popular every year.
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April Weather In Japan Tokyo has pleasant weather in April but is chilly at night. The city has dozens of excellent cherry blossom spots that bloom until mid April. Different varieties of sakura trees are planted around the city that peak at different times making the season fairly long.
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Japanese New Year New Year's Day, Chinese New Year, Korean New Year, Vietnamese New Year, Mongolian New Year, Tibetan New Year The Japanese New Year (正月, Shōgatsu) is an annual festival with its own customs. Since 1873, the official Japanese New Year has been celebrated according to the Gregorian calendar, on January 1 of each year, New Year's Day (元日, Ganjitsu). However, many traditional events of the Japanese New Year are still celebrated on the first day of the year on the modern Tenpō calendar, the last official lunisolar calendar which was used until 1872 in Japan.
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- Hokkaido is the second largest of the Japanese islands, but the least populated. As Japan’s northernmost island, snowfall is abundant, making it the main winter resort and sport area in Japan. The island’s capital of Sapporo hosted the 1972 Winter Olympics.