Yukitopia Snow Festival This Weekend in Kutchan

Kutchan is celebrating this year’s snowfall with its annual Yukitopia Snow Festival.

This year the festival is being held at Kutchan Town’s Central Park on Saturday 17 February from 10am – 4.30pm and on Sunday 18 February from 10am – 2.30pm.

The attractions include being pulled on an inflatable tube behind a snowmobile, a giant snow slide, treasure hunts, snow kick bike trail rides, food stalls and several performances on a central stage, including by the Hokkaido idol group WONDER*WHITE.

There is also a related but separate, ticketed BBQ event at the same space on 17 February from 5 – 7pm called Gosetsu Yakiniku (Snowy BBQ).

Each JPY12,000 (US$79.62) Gosetsu Yakiniku ticket comes with a meat and vegetable BBQ feast for up to four people complete with a grill for cooking, the Japanese liquor shochu, hot water for mixing and hot tea.

Gosetsu Yakiniku also will have a raffle and a concert by Team Crerekko!, a Sapporo-based idol group.

More information is available from Kutchan Town’s Tourism and Commerce Division. 0136-23-3388

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