Full of Events and Green Plants -Odori Park in Sapporo-

Sapporo Snow Festival

Snow Festival (雪まつり) is a festival using snow including snow sculptures and a snowball fight, and the Snow Festival is held in various areas of Hokkaido. Sapporo Snow Festival (札幌雪まつり) is the biggest snow festival event in Hokkaido and began in 1950. A duration of the exhibition is only about one week, but more than 2.3 million people visit here. A main site is Odori site (大通公園), and other sites are Tsudome site (つどーむ会場) and Susukino site (すすきの会場). Article is here

Atmosphere of Sapporo Snow Festvial 2016 Can Be Watched on Youtube

Movie of Sapporo Snow Festival in 2016

Yosakoi Soran Festival

Yosakoi Soran Festival (よさこいソーラン祭) is a dance event that is mixed "Clapper Noisemaker of Yosakoi Festival in Kochi (高知のよさこい祭の鳴子)" with "Soran Bushi (ソーラン節 * Folk Tune Interjected as the Refrain of Soran) is familiar with Hokkaido people". This event is carried out during 5 days in early June, and hot fights are wide to watch spectacles in 20 venues around Odori Park in Sapporo city. About 2 million visitors visit Sapporo to watch a fierce battle. Article is here

Sapporo Lilac Festival

Sapporo Lilac Festival (ライラック祭) is held from mid May to late May at Odori Park. Lilac was ever said to be a tree of Sapporo and seems to be the familiar tree for Sapporo citizen. About 800 lilac trees are planted at the Odori Park and are in full bloom in mid May. Tourists can enjoy eating and drinking. Ramen Show (ラーメンショー) is held at the same time, too.

Atmosphere of Lilac Festival Can Be Watched on Youtube

Moive of Lilac Festival

Sapporo Odori Beer Garden

Sapporo Odori Beer Garden (さっぽろ大通ビアガーデン) is a summer event held from mid July to mid August and is started in 1959. 4 major beer companies (Kirin Beer, Asahi Beer, Suntry and Sapporo Beer) gather in Odori Park and each beer companies set up beer garden venues and sell their beers and dishes. The total number of seats seems to have 13,000 seats, too, and the Sapporo Odori Beer Garden is the largest beer garden in Japan.

Odori Park with Fall Foliage

The Odori Park is famous as a beauty spot for fall foliage, too. 92 types of 4700 trees such as cherry trees, Japanese zelkova trees, ginkgo trees and maple trees are planted. Not only tourists but also sapporo people feel like taking a photo, and a lot of people come to enjoy the fall foliage. The best time to see is from early October to mid October.

German Christmas Market and Sapporo White Illumination

German Christmas Market (ミュンヘンクリスマス市) and Sapporo White Illumination (ホワイトイルミネーション) are held from late November to late December. Those are different events, but tourists can enjoy two events at the same time because those are held at about the same time. The Sapporo White Illumination are in particular popular and tourists can look at a beautiful night scenery. Crystal River and Spark Fountain are great.

Atmosphere of German Christmas Market and Sapporo White Illumination Can Be Watched on Youtube

Moive of German Christmas Market and Sapporo White Illumination