08 Oct Tokamachi Area Winter Festival Schedule 2016

We’ve already mentioned our love of winter festivals in Snow Country and have posted the intro video for the Tokamachi festivals in a previous post. It is well worth a watch. The schedule for the festivals is out, so you can check if you are in the area, and mark the dates in your diary if you are.

Tokamachi Area

• Tokamachi Shinsetsu Marathon – January 2nd
• Chinkoro Winter Market – January 10th, 15th, 20th, 25th
• Tokamachi Snow Festival – February 19th, 20th & 21st
• 豪雪JAM2016 – February 21st
• Belnatio Spring Festival – February 27th & 28th

Nakasato Area

• Setsugen Carnival Nakasato – March 12th

Matsudai Area

• Sports Day on Snow – Early March
• Echigo Matsudai Winter Battle – March 12th & 13th

Matsunoyama Area

• Bridegroom Tossing & Smearing Faces with charcoal (a very bizarre festival) – January 15th
• Matsunoyama Onsen Ski Resort Ski Carnival – March 20th

Kawanishi Area

• Burning of a traditional shelter – January 14th
• Echigo Tsumari Snow Fireworks –  Early March
• Kawanishi Snow Festival – March 5th & 6th