About the event
Daylight reveals the ice’s pale blue tones, while coloured lighting changes the scene after 16:30. This is an outdoor winter attraction: allow time for the journey to the lakeside hot-spring settlement and for careful walking on icy surfaces.
Plan your visit
- Hours & closure days
- 10:00–20:00; illumination 16:30–20:00.
- Admission
- Junior high and older: weekdays ¥1,000; weekends and public holidays ¥3,000. Elementary school and younger free.
- Tickets & booking
- Choose a weekday or weekend/holiday visit with the correct admission price. Cash, cards and PayPay are listed as accepted.
Location & access
Shikotsuko Onsen festival grounds
支笏湖温泉 氷濤まつり会場
Shikotsuko Onsen, Chitose
Getting here
Travel to Shikotsuko Onsen and follow the official festival-ground signs; check winter transport arrangements before departure.