Best Winter Destinations In Hokkaido・Tohoku
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These fir trees covered with snow and ice have so strange shapes that they're called 'Ice Monster'! On every around February, you can enjoy snow trees, skiing and walking at the top of the mountains in Zao, Yamagata Pref.◎Access: take bus from Yamagata Station to Zao Onsen Hot Spring Town. Parking lot is available for cars. Take ropeway from Zao Onsen, and you can see the snow trees from the mountain top. By the way, humid coldness is unbearable, you must make doubly sure for winter clothes!
Winter Aomori Prefecture is very cold with much snow. But, you can enjoy winter festival in Hirosaki Castle Park. There7re many beautiful attractions such as snow lanterns, kamakura (snow dome), and illuminations!◎Access: bus is available from Hirosaki Station, and many parking lots around here for cars.
Name
Hirosaki Castle
Address
1 Shimoshirogane-cho, Hirosaki-shi, AomoriGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 10min from Hirosaki Station, 25 min from Owani Hirosaki IC. By bus, 15 min from Hirosaki Station, get off at 'Shiyakusho-mae (City Hall), then walk 4 min.
Very popular tourist spot Blue Pond. In winter, it beautifully lighted up! You can see the fantastic Blue Pond that is differ from it in daytime. And don't forget winter clothes.
Name
Blue Pond
Address
Shirogane Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Fee
Adult 0 yen、Child 0 yen
How to get there
By taxi or car, 20 min from Biei Starion, or 150 min from Sapporo city.
Parking
Parking area is available
The ices of Tokachi in winter, are polished and washed up by waves, then they're called Jewelry Ice. Though the temperature sometimes become under twenty degrees below zero, the beautiful scenery shining in the morning sun is worth seeing once in your life. There's a high probability that it will be sunny around here, and a tourist spot Harunire Tree is also located near here.
Name
Ōtsu Sea Coast
Address
Ōtsu Motomaci, Toyokoro-cho, Nakagawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 40 min from Obihiro Station, 45 min from Obihiro Airport.
Parking
Parking area is available
When the snow lies, they begin to lend sleighs and walking skis for free! On the Sunday noon, tube rafting is sometimes held. When it gets cold, let's warm in the arena like a spaceship.
Name
Doritsu Yumenomori Park
Address
2-5 Kitanaka Nakashibetsu-cho, Shibetsu-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Tel
0153-72-0471
Hours
6:00-19:00,8:00-18:00
Winter Sendai becomes more attractive by SENDAI Lights Pageant. Here I feel the love for precious persons, and I am really made to feel the birth, growth and living.
Name
Sendai Hikari No Pageant
Address
Jyozenji-dori Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, MiyagiGoogle Map
How to get there
Just near Koutoudai Koen Station
The Risshaku-ji shrine is known as a mountain shrine appears in haiku composed by Basho. Its snowscape is as good as the season of singing cicadas. When you visit the shrine, please be careful where you step.
Name
Houjyu-san Risshaku-ji Temple
Address
4456-1 Yamadera Yamagata-shi Yamagata, Yamagata-shi, YamagataGoogle Map
Tel
023-695-2843
Hours
8:00-17:00
How to get there
By car, 15 min from Yamagata North IC, 30 min from Yamagata Station, 30 min from Yamagata Airport. 10 min walk from Yamadera Station.
JR Tadami Line is most beautiful in winter! It snows a lot in January and February every year. So, you should travel in Aizu, Fukushima Prefecture, to see this Tadami Line!◎The train service of Tadami Line becomes winter schedule from January and the service decreases! So you need to wait longer until the train comes than usual. And, to see and take pictures of the snowscape means just cold. You have to prepare winter clothes such as down jacket and snow boots!
There're lovely log house shops in the white snowy road in the woods. Every shop has a warm atmosphere and sells something related to Furano, and we'll be fascinated with each of them. In addition, you can see the lighted romantic scenery at night.
Name
Ningle Terrace
Address
Nakagoryo, Furano-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Hours
12:00-8:45
How to get there
By car or taxi, 10 min JR Furano Station, 60 min from Asahikawa Station, or 120 min from Sapporo Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
Sakkahama Shore of Lake Inawashiro becomes crowded with people for lake bathing. Then, in winter, swan becomes the leading part! What's more, if it's sunny, you can see the snow covered Mount Bandai over the Lake Inawashiro.◎You need cars to go here. In the case of icy road or snow, you need winter tires.
Name
Lake Inawashiro
Address
Sakkahama Shore, Minato-machi, Aizuwakamatsu-shi, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
Cherry blossoms in spring, green and blue sky in summer and autumn colored mountains are beautiful of course, but I think the most beautiful season is winter when the snow covers the town and nature and lives cross each other. You can find your favorite Aizu that can be found by only you!◎1st pic: Tadami Line (Ooshi View Point) 2nd pic: Aizu Railway (Fukasawa Bridge) 3rd pic: Ouchijuku
Name
Aizu Region
Address
610 Ten'yabara Kawai Mishima-machi, Onuma-gun, FukushimaGoogle Map
How to get there
Aomori Lights & Paper Pageant is going to open till March 4th (Sun). There're many small lights made by the local people, and these lanterns make the cold winter warm.◎2017.12.1-2018.3.4. 16:00-21:00. Parking area is available.
Name
Aomori Lights & Paper Pageant
Address
A-Factory 1-4-2 Yanakawa, Aomori-shi, AomoriGoogle Map
How to get there
I could see the sun pillar and skavla (wavy pattern on the snow) made by strong winds on sunny day at Asahi-dake Mountain. I was moved with the nature arts of winter.
Name
Mt. Asahidake
Address
Higashimachi, Kamikawa-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
To the rope way platform by car, 60 min from Asahikawa Airport, 70 min from JR Asahikawa Station, 180 min from Sapporo Station, 180 min from Shin Chitose Airport. 80 min by bus from Asahikawa Station. 10 min by Rope way.
Parking
Parking area is available
The drift ice arrives at Shiretoko registered as a world heritage site. Some wild animals such as Steller's sea eagle get together to get food. There's a boat to see such creatures from Rausu Port in early morning, and you can enjoy watching them very close!◎Car is convenient here. It's better to come to Rausu the day before and stay at night, then leave for Rausu Port in early morning. The drift ice starts to arrive from the end of February. As soon as the drift ice arrives, you can watch Steller's sea eagle and others like that, but after a while, you can see sea lions. By the way, these eagles get together for the fish thrown from this tour boat, so you have a great chance to watch them.
Name
Shiretoko Rausu Port
Address
Funami-cho Rausu-cho, Menashi-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
Shikotsu Lake in Hokkaido, though the festival held a limited period between January and February, many people come to see it.
Name
Lake Shikotsu
Address
Shikotsuko Onsen, Chitose-shi, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 75 min from Sapporo, 40 min from Shin Chitose Airport. By bus, 50 min Shin Chitose Airport, or 90 min from Sapporo Station.
Parking
Parking area is available
2016, drift ice has arrived at Hokkaido. Drift ice run around the beach and the sea filled with pure white became calm without any sounds of waves.
Name
Ikushina Flower Garden
Address
Ikushinakita Shari-cho, Shari-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
Notsuke Peninsula continues to sink because of land subsidence. We associate this scenery of dead trees with the end of this world. In winter, the inside of Bay becomes frozen, and we can walk on the ocean! The landscape connecting with the sky made me feel like standing on the clouds.
Name
Notsuki Peninsula
Address
Notsuke Bekkai-cho, Notsuke-gun, HokkaidoGoogle Map
How to get there
By car, 140 min from Kushiro city, 50 min from Nakashibetsu Airport. Parking area is available.
