Obihiro Ice Festival

This place is written as [おびひろ氷まつり] in Japanese.

The Obihiro Ice Festival is held at the end of January and features numerous ice sculptures, snow statues, and a snow slide for kids. The festival takes place across three sites: Midorigaoka Park, Hirokoji, and Yumenokita Hiroba. It is the largest winter festival in Obihiro City.

Date

  • 31 Jan – 2 February, 2020

Sites

  • Midorigaoka Park

Access

  • Take a free shuttle bus at Obihiro station to the venue.

Contents

  • a big snow statue and slider by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
  • Tokachi Yuru-chara(a kind of cartoon-character costume) show.
  • Round sledge and slider by Obihiro youg association.
  • YEG slider and Snow field
  • Kids slider

Link

Obihiro Ice Festival

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