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Japan by Season
Blossom, fresh green, fireworks, maples, illuminations and snow — what each month of the Japanese year is actually worth travelling for, and the window each spot is at its best.
81 seasonal windows tagged “Snow scenery” · timings shift with the weather each year — confirm before booking.
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Osaka
Sumiyoshi Taisha — Ancient Shinto Shrine Architecture
July 30 – August 1
Major festival: July 30–August 1
Festivals
Gifu
Gujo Hachiman — Water Town of Springs & Canals
July 13 – September 7
Gujo Odori festival (July 13–September 7) especially the all-night dancing (Obon, mid-August)
Sea & beaches
Ibaraki
Ajigaura Beach — Surfing & Coastal Escape
Early July – late August(approx.)
July–August (swimming season)
Sea & beaches
Kagoshima
Iso Beach — City Beach with Volcano View
Early July – late August(approx.)
July–August for official swimming season (lifeguards, warm water 25–28°C). Late afternoon (16:00–18:00) any season for…
January
63 spots
Kinosaki Winter Crab Kaiseki — Snow Crab Season
Snow sceneryMid December – late January (approx.)
Hyogo
Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort — Shinkansen Direct to Powder Snow
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Niigata
Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Villages — UNESCO Farmhouses in Snow Country
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Toyama
Hakkoda Mountains — Snow Monsters & Ropeway
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Aomori
Omoriyama Zoo — Winter Wildlife & Snow Adaptations
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen — Snow Country Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Niigata
Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park — Wild Macaques in Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Yudanaka Onsen — Gateway to Snow Monkeys
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Miyama Kayabuki Village — Thatched-Roof Hamlet
Snow sceneryMid January (approx.)
Kyoto
Hida Folk Village (Hida no Sato) — Open-Air Museum of Farmhouses
Snow sceneryLate January (approx.)
Gifu
Echizen Crab — Winter King of the Sea of Japan
Snow sceneryMid December – late January (approx.)
Fukui
Matsuba Crab — Winter's King of the Sea
Snow sceneryMid December – late January (approx.)
Tottori
Kajo Park — Yamagata Castle Ruins and Cherry Blossoms
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Koyasan Temple Town — Sacred Mountain & Temple Stays
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Wakayama
Lake Saiko Bat Cave and Forest — Fuji's Hidden Lake
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Yamanashi
Miyagi Zao Ski Resort and Okama Crater
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Miyagi
Motsuji Temple Garden — Pure Land Paradise Design
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Iwate
Mt. Haruna & Lake Haruna — Volcanic Crater Lake
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Nasu Onsen — Royal Retreat Hot Springs
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Tochigi
Okunoin Cemetery Night Walk — 200,000 Lantern-Lit Tombs
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Wakayama
Sefuri-san Mountain — Hidden Beech Forest Summit
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Saga
Tsumago-juku — Edo-Period Post Town Frozen in Time
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Yokokan Garden — Edo-Period Feudal Lord's Retreat
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Fukui
Eiheiji Temple — 700-Year-Old Zen Training Monastery
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukui
Gero Onsen — One of Japan's Three Great Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Gero Onsen Gassho Village — Hot Springs Meet Heritage Houses
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Ginzan Onsen — Taisho-Era Hot Spring Romance
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Hakone Shrine — Lake Torii Gate and Cedar Forest
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hakone Yumoto Onsen — Gateway Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hanamaki Onsen — Hot Spring Resort Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Iwate
Higashiyama Onsen — Samurai Retreat Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Iya Valley Scarecrow Village — Life-Size Doll Population
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tokushima
Kakunodate Samurai District — Feudal Streets & Cherry Blossoms
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Kinugawa Onsen — River Gorge Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tochigi
Kurokawa Onsen — Rustic Mountain Hot Spring Village
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kumamoto
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Kusatsu Onsen Yubatake — Healing Hot Spring Field
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Magome to Tsumago Hike — Nakasendo Trail Villages
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Misasa Onsen — Radium Hot Springs in River Gorge
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tottori
Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda — National Treasure in Cedar Forest
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Nagamachi Samurai District — Preserved Samurai Residences
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Ishikawa
Nyuto Onsen — Rustic Mountain Hot Springs Village
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Oga Aquarium GAO — Polar Bears & Sea of Japan Life
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Otaru Canal — Romantic Waterway & Warehouses
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Hokkaido
Ouchi-juku — Edo-Period Thatched Village & Negi Soba
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Shibu Onsen — Nine Bathhouse Pilgrimage Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Shinhotaka Ropeway — Japan Alps Aerial Journey
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Spa Resort Hawaiians — Indoor Tropical Water Park & Hula Shows
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Tadami Line — Japan's Most Scenic Railway Through Mountain Gorges
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Takayama Sanmachi Old Town — Edo-Period Merchant District
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Tottori Sand Dunes — Japan's Only Desert-Like Landscape
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tottori
Tsuruga Castle — Red-Tiled Fortress of the Samurai Aizu Clan
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Zenkoji Temple — Pilgrimage to the Hidden Buddha
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Aoni Onsen — Lamp-Lit Mountain Retreat
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Daisen-ji Temple — 1,300-Year Mountain Buddhist Complex
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tottori
Gokayama Ainokura — Quieter Gassho Village
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Gifu
Kenrokuen Garden — One of Japan's Three Great Gardens
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Ishikawa
Mogami River Boat Ride — Boatmen Songs and Valley Views
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
Nozawa Onsen — Ski Village with 13 Public Bathhouses
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Mt. Tsurugi — Shikoku's Second Highest Peak
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tokushima
Shirakami-Sanchi — UNESCO Beech Forest Wilderness
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Ouchi-juku Snow Festival — Candle-Lit Winter Illumination
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Fukushima
Gassan Ski Resort — Summer Skiing on Sacred Mountain
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
February
64 spotsAbashiri Drift Ice Cruise — Frozen Sea of Okhotsk
Snow sceneryMid February (approx.)
Hokkaido
Gala Yuzawa Ski Resort — Shinkansen Direct to Powder Snow
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Niigata
Gokayama Gassho-Zukuri Villages — UNESCO Farmhouses in Snow Country
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Toyama
Hakkoda Mountains — Snow Monsters & Ropeway
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Aomori
Omoriyama Zoo — Winter Wildlife & Snow Adaptations
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen — Snow Country Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Niigata
Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park — Wild Macaques in Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Yudanaka Onsen — Gateway to Snow Monkeys
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Mt. Hakodate Night View — Million Dollar Vista
Snow sceneryFebruary (approx.)
Hokkaido
Nikko Tamozawa Imperial Villa — Meiji Elegance
Snow sceneryFebruary (approx.)
Tochigi
Odori Park — Sapporo's Central Green Axis
Snow sceneryFebruary (approx.)
Hokkaido
Otaru Canal — Romantic Waterway & Warehouses
Snow sceneryFebruary (approx.)
Hokkaido
Ouchi-juku — Edo-Period Thatched Village & Negi Soba
Snow sceneryFebruary (approx.)
Fukushima
Susukino District — Hokkaido's Nightlife Capital
Snow sceneryFebruary (approx.)
Hokkaido
Shiretoko Peninsula — UNESCO Wilderness & Wildlife
Snow sceneryEarly February – early March (approx.)
Hokkaido
Kajo Park — Yamagata Castle Ruins and Cherry Blossoms
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Koyasan Temple Town — Sacred Mountain & Temple Stays
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Wakayama
Lake Saiko Bat Cave and Forest — Fuji's Hidden Lake
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Yamanashi
Miyagi Zao Ski Resort and Okama Crater
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Miyagi
Motsuji Temple Garden — Pure Land Paradise Design
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Iwate
Mt. Haruna & Lake Haruna — Volcanic Crater Lake
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Nasu Onsen — Royal Retreat Hot Springs
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Tochigi
Okunoin Cemetery Night Walk — 200,000 Lantern-Lit Tombs
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Wakayama
Sefuri-san Mountain — Hidden Beech Forest Summit
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Saga
Tsumago-juku — Edo-Period Post Town Frozen in Time
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Yokokan Garden — Edo-Period Feudal Lord's Retreat
Snow sceneryEarly January – late February (approx.)
Fukui
Eiheiji Temple — 700-Year-Old Zen Training Monastery
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukui
Gero Onsen — One of Japan's Three Great Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Gero Onsen Gassho Village — Hot Springs Meet Heritage Houses
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Ginzan Onsen — Taisho-Era Hot Spring Romance
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Hakone Shrine — Lake Torii Gate and Cedar Forest
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hakone Yumoto Onsen — Gateway Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hanamaki Onsen — Hot Spring Resort Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Iwate
Higashiyama Onsen — Samurai Retreat Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Iya Valley Scarecrow Village — Life-Size Doll Population
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tokushima
Kakunodate Samurai District — Feudal Streets & Cherry Blossoms
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Kinugawa Onsen — River Gorge Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tochigi
Kurokawa Onsen — Rustic Mountain Hot Spring Village
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kumamoto
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Kusatsu Onsen Yubatake — Healing Hot Spring Field
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Magome to Tsumago Hike — Nakasendo Trail Villages
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Misasa Onsen — Radium Hot Springs in River Gorge
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tottori
Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda — National Treasure in Cedar Forest
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Nagamachi Samurai District — Preserved Samurai Residences
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Ishikawa
Nyuto Onsen — Rustic Mountain Hot Springs Village
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Oga Aquarium GAO — Polar Bears & Sea of Japan Life
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Shibu Onsen — Nine Bathhouse Pilgrimage Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Shinhotaka Ropeway — Japan Alps Aerial Journey
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Spa Resort Hawaiians — Indoor Tropical Water Park & Hula Shows
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Tadami Line — Japan's Most Scenic Railway Through Mountain Gorges
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Takayama Sanmachi Old Town — Edo-Period Merchant District
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Tottori Sand Dunes — Japan's Only Desert-Like Landscape
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tottori
Tsuruga Castle — Red-Tiled Fortress of the Samurai Aizu Clan
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Zenkoji Temple — Pilgrimage to the Hidden Buddha
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Aoni Onsen — Lamp-Lit Mountain Retreat
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Daisen-ji Temple — 1,300-Year Mountain Buddhist Complex
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tottori
Gokayama Ainokura — Quieter Gassho Village
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Gifu
Kenrokuen Garden — One of Japan's Three Great Gardens
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Ishikawa
Mogami River Boat Ride — Boatmen Songs and Valley Views
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
Nozawa Onsen — Ski Village with 13 Public Bathhouses
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Mt. Tsurugi — Shikoku's Second Highest Peak
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tokushima
Shirakami-Sanchi — UNESCO Beech Forest Wilderness
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Ouchi-juku Snow Festival — Candle-Lit Winter Illumination
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Fukushima
Gassan Ski Resort — Summer Skiing on Sacred Mountain
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
March
16 spots
Niseko Powder Snow — Japan's Premier Ski Resort
Snow sceneryLate March – late April (approx.)
Hokkaido
Tsunan Snow Festival — Sky Lantern Pilgrimage Over Snow Fields
Snow sceneryEarly March (approx.)
Niigata
Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen — Snow Country Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Niigata
Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park — Wild Macaques in Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Yudanaka Onsen — Gateway to Snow Monkeys
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Shiretoko Peninsula — UNESCO Wilderness & Wildlife
Snow sceneryEarly February – early March (approx.)
Hokkaido
Aoni Onsen — Lamp-Lit Mountain Retreat
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Daisen-ji Temple — 1,300-Year Mountain Buddhist Complex
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tottori
Gokayama Ainokura — Quieter Gassho Village
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Gifu
Kenrokuen Garden — One of Japan's Three Great Gardens
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Ishikawa
Mogami River Boat Ride — Boatmen Songs and Valley Views
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
Nozawa Onsen — Ski Village with 13 Public Bathhouses
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Mt. Tsurugi — Shikoku's Second Highest Peak
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tokushima
Shirakami-Sanchi — UNESCO Beech Forest Wilderness
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Ouchi-juku Snow Festival — Candle-Lit Winter Illumination
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Fukushima
Gassan Ski Resort — Summer Skiing on Sacred Mountain
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
April
6 spotsNiseko Powder Snow — Japan's Premier Ski Resort
Snow sceneryLate March – late April (approx.)
Hokkaido
Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen — Snow Country Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryEarly April – late May (approx.)
Niigata
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Roof of Japan Traverse
Snow sceneryLate April – early May (approx.)
Nagano
Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline — Mountain Scenic Drive
Snow sceneryLate April – late May (approx.)
Aomori
Kurobe Dam — Japan's Tallest Dam & Thundering Spillway
Snow sceneryMid April – late May (approx.)
Toyama
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Japan's Roof at 3,000 Meters
Snow sceneryMid April – late June (approx.)
Toyama
May
6 spotsEchigo-Yuzawa Onsen — Snow Country Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryEarly April – late May (approx.)
Niigata
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Roof of Japan Traverse
Snow sceneryLate April – early May (approx.)
Nagano
Kamikochi Valley — Alpine Sanctuary at 1,500m
Snow sceneryLate May – early June (approx.)
Nagano
Tsugaru-Iwaki Skyline — Mountain Scenic Drive
Snow sceneryLate April – late May (approx.)
Aomori
Kurobe Dam — Japan's Tallest Dam & Thundering Spillway
Snow sceneryMid April – late May (approx.)
Toyama
Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route — Japan's Roof at 3,000 Meters
Snow sceneryMid April – late June (approx.)
Toyama
June
2 spotsJulyThis month
0 spotsNothing listed for July under “Snow scenery” yet — browse all spots or the festival calendar.
August
0 spotsNothing listed for August under “Snow scenery” yet — browse all spots or the festival calendar.
September
0 spotsNothing listed for September under “Snow scenery” yet — browse all spots or the festival calendar.
October
1 spotNovember
2 spots
December
47 spotsKinosaki Winter Crab Kaiseki — Snow Crab Season
Snow sceneryMid December – late January (approx.)
Hyogo
Omoriyama Zoo — Winter Wildlife & Snow Adaptations
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Echigo-Yuzawa Onsen — Snow Country Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Niigata
Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park — Wild Macaques in Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Yudanaka Onsen — Gateway to Snow Monkeys
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Echizen Crab — Winter King of the Sea of Japan
Snow sceneryMid December – late January (approx.)
Fukui
Matsuba Crab — Winter's King of the Sea
Snow sceneryMid December – late January (approx.)
Tottori
Eiheiji Temple — 700-Year-Old Zen Training Monastery
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukui
Gero Onsen — One of Japan's Three Great Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Gero Onsen Gassho Village — Hot Springs Meet Heritage Houses
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Ginzan Onsen — Taisho-Era Hot Spring Romance
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Hakone Shrine — Lake Torii Gate and Cedar Forest
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hakone Yumoto Onsen — Gateway Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kanagawa
Hanamaki Onsen — Hot Spring Resort Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Iwate
Higashiyama Onsen — Samurai Retreat Hot Spring Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Iya Valley Scarecrow Village — Life-Size Doll Population
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tokushima
Kakunodate Samurai District — Feudal Streets & Cherry Blossoms
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Kinugawa Onsen — River Gorge Hot Springs
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tochigi
Kurokawa Onsen — Rustic Mountain Hot Spring Village
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Kumamoto
Kusatsu Onsen Ryokan Stay — Traditional Inn Experience
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Kusatsu Onsen Yubatake — Healing Hot Spring Field
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gunma
Magome to Tsumago Hike — Nakasendo Trail Villages
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Misasa Onsen — Radium Hot Springs in River Gorge
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tottori
Mt. Haguro Five-Story Pagoda — National Treasure in Cedar Forest
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Yamagata
Nagamachi Samurai District — Preserved Samurai Residences
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Ishikawa
Nyuto Onsen — Rustic Mountain Hot Springs Village
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Oga Aquarium GAO — Polar Bears & Sea of Japan Life
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Akita
Otaru Canal — Romantic Waterway & Warehouses
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Hokkaido
Ouchi-juku — Edo-Period Thatched Village & Negi Soba
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Shibu Onsen — Nine Bathhouse Pilgrimage Town
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Shinhotaka Ropeway — Japan Alps Aerial Journey
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Spa Resort Hawaiians — Indoor Tropical Water Park & Hula Shows
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Tadami Line — Japan's Most Scenic Railway Through Mountain Gorges
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Takayama Sanmachi Old Town — Edo-Period Merchant District
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Gifu
Tottori Sand Dunes — Japan's Only Desert-Like Landscape
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Tottori
Tsuruga Castle — Red-Tiled Fortress of the Samurai Aizu Clan
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Fukushima
Zenkoji Temple — Pilgrimage to the Hidden Buddha
Snow sceneryMid December – late February (approx.)
Nagano
Aoni Onsen — Lamp-Lit Mountain Retreat
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Daisen-ji Temple — 1,300-Year Mountain Buddhist Complex
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tottori
Gokayama Ainokura — Quieter Gassho Village
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Gifu
Kenrokuen Garden — One of Japan's Three Great Gardens
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Ishikawa
Mogami River Boat Ride — Boatmen Songs and Valley Views
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata
Nozawa Onsen — Ski Village with 13 Public Bathhouses
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Nagano
Mt. Tsurugi — Shikoku's Second Highest Peak
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Tokushima
Shirakami-Sanchi — UNESCO Beech Forest Wilderness
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Aomori
Ouchi-juku Snow Festival — Candle-Lit Winter Illumination
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Fukushima
Gassan Ski Resort — Summer Skiing on Sacred Mountain
Snow sceneryMid December – early March (approx.)
Yamagata