SAPPORO SNOW FESTIVAL GUIDE || Everything you need to know before you go

[@sarcasticsuz1483]

Great video,lots of ideas and very informative! Thank you. 😊

[@shoyutheworld]

ahhh how nostalgic! 🤩 hands down one of the best times to visit Sapporo

[@ChopsticksOnTheLoose]

So much fun! Finally got round to making this guide one year later >.

[@hendygrace]

Thanks for the tips.. I’ll go there next Feb really can’t wait to enjoy my 1st Snow Festival 😊

[@ChopsticksOnTheLoose]

That's awesome! Hope you enjoy it as much we did. Let us know what the Tsudome venue is like!!

[@hendygrace]

@@ChopsticksOnTheLoose Yup i’ll update on our channel of course ❄️😍

[@lizzcharlotte17]

U got the hotel already? It seems the price increase fast, hiks.. High price than usually due to peak season 😢😢

[@ChopsticksOnTheLoose]

​@@lizzcharlotte17 We just had a quick look and the prices are similar to what we paid last year. Please note this year will likely see more visitors than 2023 which had 1.7 million people attend. If you're only planning to visit Sapporo for a few days, try shifting your schedule and visiting one of the later days of the festival? Sometimes you'll find cheaper options become available. Hope this helps a bit

[@KirbySanDiego-k9n]

Thanks! Big help!

[@paul1010]

Appreciate the tips! Have a few questions! 1. What’s the best/closest airport to land close to Sapporo? How did you get from airport to Sapporo? Taxi or bus? 2. What area do you recommend staying? 3 AirBNB or hotel?

[@ChopsticksOnTheLoose]

Hey, no worries and thanks for the questions. 1. You fly into New Chitose which is on the outskirts of Sapporo. From the airport you can take the train, bus or taxi. All are pretty convenient. If deciding between bus or train I would look at where you're staying and seeing how far away from Sapporo Train Station it is. It might be more convenient getting the bus. When you arrive at the airport they have a bus information desk who can advise you if a bus stops nearby where you're staying. 2. Personally we've only stayed around Sapporo Station area and Susukino area. Either of these two areas are great as it gives you most access to the transport and things to do in the city. To be honest, any hotel along Odori Park strip would be great too as it'll have easy access to the underground passage. If prices are too expensive we recommend looking a little further down at Nakajima Park area, it's only one stop down from Susukino. 3. Both options are fine, Airbnb should be slightly cheaper than hotels around this time of the year but tend to be fewer options and may be located on streets which require 5-10 minute walk to the nearest underground station (not all but they the ones near stations are snapped up fast). Hope this helps and let us know if you need more information or have more questions!

[@paul1010]

@@ChopsticksOnTheLoose I can’t thank you enough for the time and energy you put into your thoughtful and detailed response. This really helped envision the itinerary so I really appreciate it! Really dig your presentation and attention to detail in the video too. Great execution! Keep it up and thanks again!

[@ChopsticksOnTheLoose]

@@paul1010 Thanks so much, means a lot to hear!

[@bensimon8234]

If I was looking for a less crowded more quiet Japanese winter vacation around the same time is there a different area you might recommend? Maybe someplace snowy but not quite as cold a little more south?

[@fishermansholiday]

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@ChopsticksOnTheLoose]

Hope you're well! We miss everyone at Huis Ten Bosch!

[@MsLittleGege]

Can we see snow festival/snow sculpture end of January?

[@tareginda]

Research for 2028 trip!

[@WuRaidr]

Great vid. I went back in 2019 but all the construction/sculpting was done by the time i got there. If I wanted to see some of the building of the snow sculptures, do i need to be there on one of the first two days?

[@KirbySanDiego-k9n]

Thanks! Big help!