Tokamachi Yuki Matsuri- The Tokamachi Snow Festival

Update：2016.11.01

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Month held February

Winter

Event dates

Dates	2017.02.17 (Fri)-2017.02.19 (Sun)

Tokamachi Yuki Matsuri was started in 1950 by the citizens and for the citizens of Tokamachi based on the idea “let’s not make snow our enemy, let’s make snow our friend.”
The fireworks that decorate the sky at the finale of the snow-stage carnival make snowy scenery that appears straight out of a fantasy.

Dates/Times: Friday, February 17th to Sunday, February 19th, 2017
Festival begins at 6 p.m. on Friday and ends around 4 p.m. on Sunday

Locations: Special site at Jogaoka Pureland in Tokamachi City
School grounds of Tokamachi High School and other locations around the city

20 minutes by foot from Tokamachi Station on the JR Iiyama Line/ Hokuhoku Line (to the carnival stage)

Cost: Admission is free (Charge for certain special seating)