Date: Dec. 6 (Sat.) Sapporo Okurayama Winter Fireworks  will be held at Mt. Okura. Enjoy the beautiful fireworks against the night view of Sapporo. Hours: opens at 4 p.m., fireworks start at 7 p.m. Venue: Okurayama Ski Jump Stadium (Chuo-ku, Miyanomori 1274). Access: take the round-trip shuttle bus (1,000-yen) from Maruyama Bus Terminal (Tozai Line). Tickets: 4,000-yen/seat. https://www.Sapporohanabi.com/

Date: Dec. 7 Dress up as a Santa and join this charity walk for children coping with illness. All donations will be used to buy Christmas presents for the children. Bring your own Santa costume. Adm.: free. Date: Dec. 7 (Sun.) 11:30 am–3:30 pm. Meeting place: Hokkai Temple Address: Chuo-ku, Minami 3, Higashi 4 Reservation deadline: Dec. 2 (Tue.). Info: Hokkaido Great Santa Run Jikko-iinkai   https://www.facebook.com/santarunsapporo

Nov. 21 - Dec. 25 The 2025 German Christmas Market in Sapporo , a winter feature of Sapporo, is held at Odori 2-chome from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Stalls sell stollen bread, mulled wine, and smoky grilled chicken, as well as cute Christmas ornaments and matryoshka dolls. The Gift of Snow, illuminated installation and the large advent calendar are popular photo spots. Don’t forget to take a photo with Santa Claus, who appears at the venue from time to time. Enjoy weekend stage perfo

Until March 22, 2026   ​ The “Snow Miku” streetcar, decorated according to the theme of “happy patisserie,” will be making runs from Nov. 15 (Sat.) to Mar. 22 (Sun.), 2026. This festive tram, part of the Snow Miku 2026 collaboration, features special in-car posters and voice announcements by Saki Fujita, who voices Hatsune Miku.    Streetcar fare: 230-yen for jr. high and over. 120-yen for elem. schoolers. Hours: 7 a.m.–9 p.m. https://www.city.sapporo.jp/chuo/shiden/yukimiku2

This spacious café on the first floor of Hotel Fav Lux Sapporo Susukino offers calm and open atmosphere. They serve home-roasted coffee and bread including a pumpkin brioche (450-yen) that’s perfect for this season. The iced June café latte (660-yen) and matcha latte (670-yen) are recommended. Desert and beer (800-yen) are also available.     Address: Chuo-ku, Minami 6, Nishi 7, Hotel Fav Lux Sapporo Susukino 1F. Open daily, 7 a.m.‒10 p.m. Bakery: 11 a.m.–8 p.m. lnfo: (050-17

Nov. 21 - Dec. 25 The 2025   Sapporo White Illumination and The German Christmas Market are being held at Odori Park. A corridor of white illuminations (5-chome) is the highlight of the Odori venue. Enjoy the combination of a symbolic object with wings (1-chome) and the Sapporo TV Tower. In front of the JR Sapporo Sta., street trees are decorated with numerous blue lights. Illuminated arches change color with the sounds. Lighting hours: 4:30–10 p.m. (until midnight during the