Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival

Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival 2026

Date

2026.2/6(Fri)～2/11(Wed)

Time

10:00 AM～9:00 PM (Last day ～8:00 PM)

Place

Hirosaki Park

・Take a Dotemachi Loop Bus Get off at Shiyakusho-mae (In front of City Hall)
・ HIROSAKI Free Wi-Fi

　

Opening Ceremony

2026. 2/6 (Fri) 10:00 AM～
※Inside of the Hirosaki Park

Snow Lanterns

about 150 snow statue

Mini Igloo

Nishino Kuruwa (around Lotus Pond) about 300 snow statue

Food Stalls

Shino maru (area) about 20 stalls
10:00 AM ～9:00 PM(Last day ～8:00 PM)
※Food and drink tents will be set up in the center of the food stalls area.

Park Sovenir Shop

Shino maru (Yoshita bashi Bridge)
10:00 AM～9:00 PM (Last day ～8:00 PM)

Local products from Ota City, Gunma Prefecture (a sister city of Hirosaki),
and Imabari City, Ehime Prefecture (Ota City's sister city), will also be available for purchase.

Snow Statue Light up at night

4:30 PM ～9:00 PM (Last day ～8:00 PM)

Big Snow Statue

2026 Theme「Hirosaki Castle Tower」

The main snow statue theme for this commemorative 50th festival is Hirosaki Castle Tower, the symbol of Hirosaki City.
This decision was made to promote Hirosaki City, considering that the castle tower is scheduled to be relocated back to its original position (via Hikiya, or timbering technique) in 2026 (Reiwa 8), and that the castle tower was also the theme of the very first large snow statue.

Projection Mapping on Big Snow Statue

Date

During the festival

Tsugaru-Nishiki-e Cloister

Tsugaru-Nishiki-e Cloister started in 2011 as a part of the 400th Anniversary of the construction of Hirosaki Castle, and has been continued every year since.
This cloister exhibits Kagami-e (Front) and Miokuri-e(Back), that are a part of Neputa festivities of the year. The cloister is lit up at night.

Place

In front of Ninomaru amusement park, Hirosaki Park

Hirosaki Snow-lit Paths

Hirosaki snow-lit paths will be set up.
The main site is the Kita-no-kuruwa of Hirosaki Park.

Place

Hirosaki Park (Kita-no-Kuruwa)

Time

5:00 PM~9:00 PM(Last day ～8:00 PM)

Children's Playground

Big and middle sized snow slide
Snow play is geared for kids of all ages!
Children who visit Hirosaki Castle Snow Lantern Festival can experience the thrill of inner tubing and sledding down snow packed slopes.
It will be fun!

Time

10:00 AM~9:00 PM(Last day ～8:00 PM)

Nearby events

Winter Cherry Blossom Light Up

Date

2025.12/1 ～2026.2/28

Winter Cherry Blossom Light Up
Japanese only