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Although the places listed below are listed as free services or places. Some may change their systems. Also parts of their systems or services may cost money at the free locations. Please call to check before going just to make sure.
Beaches + Free (4), Events + Free (18), Museums + Free (7), Parks + Free (9), etc.
Shika-no-yu at Shikaribetsu Gorge Campground
Phone: 0156-66-4034 (8:30am to 5:15pm)
Address: Shikaribetsu Gorges camp field, Shikaoi, Kato District, Hokkaido 081-0344
Open: 24 hours / July 1st till about the end of September
Closed: October to June (Not Cleaned)
Charge: The hot spring is free but campground costs 250 yen per person. 150 yen for kids up to
... Read moreDokayuki Festival - Iwamizawa Heavy Snow Festival 2025
Phone: 0126-35-4568 (Not On Weekends) / Representative: 0126-23-4111 Shiyakusho Weekdays from 9am
Iwamizawa Tourist Association, Tourism and Product Promotion Division
When: The middle of February
Dates:
Saturday, February 8, 2025, 10am to 5pm
Sunday, February 9, 2025, 10am to 3:30pm
It's usually on the 15th, 16th, 17th or 18th on Saturday from 10am to
... Read moreObihiro Ice Festival 1/31-2/2
When: 2025/01/31st (Friday) to 2025/2/2nd (Sunday)
Fireworks: 1/31 (Fri) from 6:30pm / 2/1 (Sat) from 6pm
Location: Midorigaoka park, Obihiro, Hokkaido
URL: https://obihiro-icefes.com/
GPS: 42.90680714303626, 143.18904604034194 (Google Maps)
The ice festival in Obihiro is a lot smaller than some of the other events described above, but it is very popular among locals.
... Read moreTanuki Koji Shopping Arcade - Tanuki Kouji Shopping Street 狸小路
Phone: 011-241-5125
Address: Tanukikouji: South 2 to 3 & West 1 to 7, Central Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Open: Tanuki Koji is open 24/7, but most shops have their own schedules
Closed: The arcade is always open
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tanukikoji.sapporo/
URL: https://tanukikoji.or.jp/
For The Taxi Driver:
〒060-0062 北海道札幌市中央区南2・3条西1~7丁目
Cape Soya (Soya Misaki), Wakkanai
Monument of the northernmost Point of JapanPhone: 0162236161
Address: Soyamisaki, Wakkanai, Hokkaido 098-6758
URL: https://www.north-hokkaido.com/spot/detail_1018.html
GPS: 45.52291173410095, 141.93659835267476 (Google Maps)
For The Taxi Driver: 〒098-6758 北海道稚内市宗谷岬
Soya Misaki, Wakkanai-shi, Hokkaido
Cape Soya is the northernmost point of Japan. The Monument to the Northernmost Point of
... Read moreNakajima Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
Phone: 011-511-3924
Address: 1 Nakajima Park, Central Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 064-0931
Open: 24 Hours
Charge: Free
URL: https://www.sapporo-park.or.jp/nakajima/
For The Taxi Driver:
〒064-0931 札幌市中央区中島公園1
GPS: 43.04868716083728, 141.3546717327574 (Google Maps)
Barrier-free Parking: None
Universal Restroom: Yes
Wheelchair Rentals: 1 Wheelchair Available
Takino Snow World Family Ski Resort - Free Activities*
Snow Tubing Snowmobiling & TubingPhone: 011-592-3333
Address: 247 Banchi, Takino, South Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 005-0862
Open: Daily, December 22, 2024 (Sun.) – March 31, 2025 (Mon.)
Hours: 9am to 4pm
Closed: 4/1 to 4/19 / 11/11 to 12/22
Admission: Free!
Free rentals for tubes, sleds, and snowshoes.
Ski
... Read moreSapporo Beer Museum
Phone: 011-748-1876 (11am to 5pm) 0120-150-550
Address: 1-1, North 7 East 9, East Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido 065-8633
Entrance Fee: Free
Open:
Museum Tour Space 11am to 6pm (Last Admission 5:30pm)
Star Hall (Paid Tastings) 11am to 6:30pm (Last Order 6pm)
Museum/Shop 11am to 7:30pm
Blue Pond, Shirogane, Biei
Aoi Ike: Blue PondPhone: 0166-94-3355
Address: Shirogane, Biei, Kamikawa District, Hokkaido 071-0235
Biei-cho, Kamikawa-gun
Charge: Free admission but parking costs about 500 yen per car
Open: Parking Lot Hours 7am to 7pm May to October; 8am to 9:30pm November to April
URL: https://www.biei-hokkaido.jp/en/sightseeing/shirogane-blue-pond/
Parking:
270 cars: 500
The Blue Canal, Otaru
Date: 2024/11/1 (Fri) to 2025/1/31 (Fri)
Time: Sunset to 10:30pm. The lights get turned at sunset (roughly 4pm) and stay on till about 10:30pm.
Address: Otaru Canal, Minatomachi, Otaru-shi, Hokkaido 047-0007
Open: 24 hours
Admission: Free
URL: https://otaru.gr.jp/citizen/winter-blue-canal
2023/11/1 (Wed) to 2024/1/31 (Wed)
November 1st (Tue), 2022, to January 31st
... Read moreSapporo Munich Christmas Market
Phone: 011-206-6780 (Japanese)
When: November 22 – December 25, 2024
Time: 11am to 9pm
Area: Odori Park 2 Chome
GPS: 43.06079370474163, 141.35441103534345
Website: https://www.sapporo.travel/en/event/event-list/munich_christmas_market/
German Christmas Market in SapporoThe market has been held in Sapporo since 2002, when the city marked the thirtieth anniversary of its sister-city ties with Munich, Germany. Stalls
... Read moreAsahikawa Winter Festival 2025: Hokkaido's Second Largest Winter Event (2/6-2/11)
Phone: 0166-25-7168
When: The beginning of February / February 6th, 2025 (Thu) to February 11th, 2025 (Tue)
Where: 4044 Tokiwakoen, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0044
Time: 10am to 10pm
Charge: Free Entry
Fireworks: On the First and Last Day
Length of Festival: Roughly 1 Week
URL: https://asahikawa-winterfes.jp/
2024:
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