Sapporo Snow Festival 2013

Today I booked our trip to the Sapporo Snow Festival for February 6-8. We were planning to book in mid-January, but after talking to the IACE travel office on base, we decided to book right away. Their Snow Festival travel package typically sells out in mid-December, according to their agent. You do not have to book a package through the base to go to the Snow Festival, you can book the items on your own, but I like the convenience of having hotel, flight, and tours bundled into one price.

We paid $1800 for our trip. This includes (for two people): airfare, transportation to/from the airport from Yokosuka, transportation from the Sapporo airport to our hotel, transportation from the hotel to the Snow Festival, hotel stay for all nights, all you can eat/drink at the Sapporo Beer Garden on the first night, and two breakfasts.Not a bad price when you consider booking each item individually would probably not save much.

The Sapporo Snow Festival happens in Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. It's about a two hour flight from Tokoyo. Hokkaido is the northernmost island in Japan. During the Snow Festival, various groups carve designs out of snow and ice.

We are very excited to go and I can't wait to share the trip on my blog.

Here's a youtube video that explains the Snow Festival nicely: