Only 1.5 hours from Niseko is the small seaside town of Otaru where each year they hold a Snow Light Path festival during February. The streets are lined with candle lit snow figures while the cannel that runs through the … Continued

The annual Kutchan Jaga Matsuri (Potato Festival) is on again from the 4-5 August. This festival is the largest in town, which celebrates the regional vegetable, the Potato. Its a weekend full of traditional foods, dancing and of course fireworks.