Held every February, this enchanting winter festival illuminates the historical Otaru Canal and the abandoned Temiya railway with hundreds of flickering candle lanterns floating on the water and glowing within handmade miniature snow lanterns.
- Best time
- All year
- Entry
- Not checked · Check the official site ↗
- Parking
- Nearby parking · 2 min walk · Navigate ↗Nearby parking · 2 min walk · Navigate ↗
- Getting there
- Plan the route from your start ↓ · Open in Google Maps ↗
- Official info
- commons.wikimedia.org ↗
📷 Diego Molla · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source
Weather for your date
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12°C
Overcast
💧 37% rain chance · wind 29 km/h
Hourly forecast
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Directions to Otaru Snow Light Path
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When to see this place
Typical viewing windows. Weather and bloom dates vary each year; these are not live forecasts.
No month-specific guide yet for Oct. This does not mean the place is closed.
Suitability
Stroller: Not recommended
Nursing room: Not available
Noise level: moderate
Rules
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Within 30 km, closest first.
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Sources, photo credits and verification
Place information: Official tourism source
- 1. Flickering candlelit snow lanterns along the snow-covered historic canal walkway at Otaru Snow Light Path · Diego Molla · Source ↗ · CC BY-SA 3.0