Main Venues: Iiyama Castle Ruins Park & Natura

Large snow statues will be displayed all around downtown Iiyama! 

Enjoy the many activities available during the festival, such as tobogganing, Narazawa Daitengu Dance performance (evening), stage shows, and food stalls. 

Visit the statues to collect stamps for the stamp rally, or join the photo contest for a chance to win a deluxe prize!

Venue: Restaurant Kamakura Village (Click HERE to open in Google Maps)

“Kamakura” is a Japanese-style igloo. At this festival, there will be fun activities, games and shops selling delicious local food. There will also be fireworks on Feb 7 (Sat) at 7 pm.

Restaurant Kamakura Village is open to the public with a fee (300 yen for adults, 100 yen for elementary school students) outside of the festival from Jan 23 (Fri) to Mar 1 (Sun), and offers snow activities, food and beverages. Please refer to the official website for details and reservations for having meals inside the kamakura.

Website: https://www.iiyama-ouendan.net/en/special/kamakura/

Where: Iiyama City Community Center Room 102
Who: Adults who are living or working in Iiyama City
Participant cap: 6 (Lottery if more than 6 people applied)
Fee: Type 1: 1,500 yen OR Type 2: 2,000 yen
What do bring: glasses (those who need them)
RSVP deadline: Jan 31 (Sat)
RSVP link: https://apply.e-tumo.jp/city-iiyama-nagano-u/offer/userLoginDispNon?tempSeq=66499&accessFrom=

YUKIGUNI University is a lifelong learning program provided by the Iiyama City Community Center. This time, participants will make a rainbow-colored suncatcher using crystal beads. Focusing on selecting beads and crafting your piece can also help relieve stress.

Where: Iiyama City Community Center (pick up and drop off point)
Who: Iiyama residents
Capacity: 20 people
Fee: 400 yen (if 20 people join) or 500 yen (if less than 20 people join)
*Free entry for those who are high school students or under
RSVP Period: Jan 23 (Fri) ~ Feb 4 (Wed)
RSVP link: https://apply.e-tumo.jp/city-iiyama-nagano-u/offer/userLoginDispNon?tempSeq=66088&accessFrom=

Note:
Please have lunch before the start time.
The event will be conducted in Japanese.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

The Nagano Prefectural Museum of History will host a special exhibition focused on the cultural aspect of the Kosuge area, which is designated as a National Important Cultural Landscape. A guided tour will be held in conjunction with the special lecture by a curator who is a Iiyama City employee.

Where: Iiyama City Community Center Lecture Hall
Fee: Free

YUKIGUNI University is a lifelong learning program provided by the Iiyama City Community Center. This time, we will invite two rice farmers from Iiyama City to talk about their approach to rice cultivation and the state of rice consumption overseas. Let’s hear what they think makes Iiyama rice so appealing.

Where: Iiyama City Furusato Hall
Hours: 9:00~17:00 (last entry at 16:30) (Closed on Mon, or Tue if Mon is a public holiday)
Admission: 200 yen (adult), 100 yen (elementary and junior high school students)
*Free entry for elementary and junior high school students of Iiyama City 

To celebrate the Girls’ Festival on March 3, a special exhibit on Hina Dolls will be held. The collection includes Hina Dolls from the Edo period to the modern era. 

Hina Dolls and related decorations will also be displayed at the Iiyama Station and shops along the main shopping street in downtown Iiyama. Please check them out!