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Scott's Japan Travel Journal by Scott, staff writer of japan-guide.com This journal is a log of my travels within Japan. Here you'll find my personal opinions on the places I've been and the things I've seen. Also expect to see the occasional review and editorial. Thanks for reading. previous post index next post 2012/02/05 - Otaru Snow Light Path Festival by scott Otaru Canal The Yuki Akari no Michi Festival (Snow Light Path Festival) is another of Hokkaido's popular winter festivals. It is held in Otaru, a canal lined port town about a 30-45 minute train ride from Sapporo. The festival roughly coincides with the Sapporo Snow Festival. This year's festival runs from February 3-12 and consists of hundreds of lanterns placed in the snow along the Otaru Canal (called the Unga Kaijo area) and a half kilometer stretch of an old railway that used to run through the city (the Temiyasen Kaijo area). The lanterns are lit in the evenings from 17:00 to 21:00. The Unga Kaijo area along the canal was packed with visitors. Floating lanterns were placed in the canal while illuminated displays lined the path along the water. A small park filled with lanterns in the Unga Kaijo canal area A variety of lantern displays lined the canal Lanterns along the canal The Temiyasen Kaijo area was also crowded, but a little more pleasant than the canal as the surrounding buildings helped to shelter the festival area from the winter wind and chill. The snow covered paths were illuminated by hundreds of lanterns set in the snow. Despite the crowds, the narrow paths felt surprisingly intimate and made me sometimes forget that we were in the middle of a city. Entrance to the Temiyasen Kaijo area Lanterns line the former railroad The lanterns were made of snow, ice, wax, and glass buoys A path of lights through the snow Heart tunnel - hearts were a big theme in the Temiyasen Kaijo area Being a weekend the paths were fairly crowded with visitors Lanterns made of ice The train back to Sapporo previous post index next post List of Posts: 2012/05/07 - New Tokyo Buildings 2012/04/25 - Cherry Blossom Report: Mount Fuji 2012/04/13 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2012/04/12 - Cherry Blossom Report: Yokohama 2012/04/12 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kamakura 2012/04/09 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2012/04/06 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2012/04/03 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2012/02/06 - Sapporo Snow Festival 2012/02/05 - Otaru Snow Light Path Festival 2012/02/04 - Sapporo Snow Festival - Preliminary Report 2012/01/23 - Chinese New Year in Yokohama Chinatown 2011/12/31 - Travel Highlights 2011 2011/12/08 - Autumn Color Report: Kamakura 2011/12/05 - Autumn Color Report: Tokyo 2011/11/30 - Tokyo Motor Show 2011 2011/11/29 - Autumn Color Report: Kyoto 2011/11/28 - Autumn Color Report: Kyoto 2011/11/27 - Autumn Color Report: Tokyo 2011/11/22 - Autumn Color Report: Tokyo 2011/11/15 - Autumn Color Report: Tokyo 2011/11/12 - Autumn Color Report: Unzen 2011/11/04 - Autumn Color Report: Kurobe Gorge 2011/10/27 - Autumn Color Report: Nikko 2011/10/07 - Autumn Color Report: Nasu 2011/10/04 - Ceatec Japan 2011 2011/09/27 - Autumn Color Report: Norikura 2011/09/22 - New Kanagawa Museums 2011/05/02 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kakunodate 2011/05/01 - Cherry Blossom Report: Hirosaki 2011/04/29 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kitakami 2011/04/22 - Cherry Blossom Report: Aizu 2011/04/21 - Cherry Blossom Report: Sendai 2011/04/14 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2011/04/10 - Cherry Blossom Report: Osaka 2011/04/09 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kyoto 2011/04/08 - Cherry Blossom Report: Yoshino 2011/04/07 - Cherry Blossom Report: Iwakuni 2011/04/07 - Cherry Blossom Report: Hiroshima 2011/04/06 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kyoto 2011/04/05 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2011/04/02 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2011/04/01 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kyoto 2011/03/30 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kochi 2010/12/31 - Travel Highlights 2010 2010/11/30 - Autumn Color Report: Tokyo 2010/11/24 - Autumn Color Report: Tokyo 2010/11/19 - Autumn Color Report: Kyoto 2010/11/18 - Autumn Color Report: Nara 2010/11/17 - Autumn Color Report: Kyoto 2010/11/16 - Autumn Color Report: Koyasan 2010/11/15 - Autumn Color Report: Kyoto 2010/11/09 - Autumn Color Report: Fujigoko 2010/11/04 - Autumn Color Report: Daisen 2010/10/27 - Autumn Color Report: Nikko 2010/10/14 - Autumn Color Report: Nikko 2010/10/05 - Autumn Color Report: Nikko 2010/09/29 - Autumn Color Report: Oze 2010/04/14 - Cherry Blossom Report: Fujigoko 2010/04/08 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2010/04/04 - Cherry Blossom Report: Himeji 2010/04/03 - Cherry Blossom Report: Nara 2010/04/02 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kyoto 2010/03/30 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kyoto 2010/03/29 - Cherry Blossom Report: Osaka 2010/03/26 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2010/03/23 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2009/12/31 - Travel Highlights 2009 2009/12/08 - Tokyo 2009/12/02 - Kamakura 2009/11/27 - Tokyo 2009/11/18 - Tokyo 2009/11/16 - Mount Takao (Takaosan) 2009/10/28 - Mount Fuji 2009/10/21 - Tokyo Motor Show 2009 2009/10/19 - Nikko (2) 2009/10/05 - Nikko 2009/08/07 - Tohoku Sandai Matsuri: Sendai Tanabata 2009/08/06 - Tohoku Sandai Matsuri: Nebuta Matsuri 2009/08/04 - Tohoku Sandai Matsuri: Kanto Matsuri 2009/04/13 - Cherry Blossom Report: Nagano 2009/04/10 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2009/04/08 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kamakura 2009/04/06 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2009/04/02 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2009/03/31 - Cherry Blossom Report: Tokyo 2009/03/29 - Cherry Blossom Report: Hiroshima 2009/03/28 - Cherry Blossom Report: Miyajima 2009/03/27 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kagoshima 2009/03/26 - Cherry Blossom Report: Nagasaki 2009/03/25 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kagoshima 2009/03/24 - Cherry Blossom Report: Kumamoto 2009/03/23 - Cherry Blossom Report: Fukuoka 2008/10/29 - Lake Towada 2008/10/21 - Nishizawa Valley 2008/10/03 - Tateyama Alpen Route 2007/09/18 - Kodo One Earth Tour 2007/09/04 - Kusatsu 2007/09/01 - Zi-Pang Concert 2007/08/23 - First Day on the Job

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