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Winter Festival Featuring Forest of Ice Sculptures Starts in Hokkaido, Illuminated Transparent Ice Makes Magical Scene

SAPPORO — A winter festival featuring spectacular ice sculptures began at the Lake Shikotsu hot spring area in Chitose, Hokkaido, on Saturday. The Chitose - Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival showcases about 30 ice sculptures along the lakeside, among which the tallest stands at about 13 meters. The sculptures were created by spraying the lake’s clear water, known as “Lake Shikotsu Blue,” from December. This year’s ice sculptures are said to be unusuall…

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Sunday, February 1, 2026.
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