Events

Hirafu Festival is an annual summer festival held in Niseko Kutchan-cho, Hokkaido.

This year, the festival will be held for two days, and the Mochimaki (rice cake making) and Chambara (sword fighting) contests will be held again!

・Mochimaki with gorgeous prizes!
・Authentic "Syateki" "chanbara"
・Music and live performances by local artists
・Kids will love the trampoline!
・Niseko Gourmet Carnival" featuring over 20 of the Niseko area's most popular restaurants!
・Yotei Daiko and Fireworks will provide the finale to the festival!

Date : Aug 18 (Fri)　15:00-21:00
　　 Aug 19 (Sat) 11:00-21:00　
Venue: Sun Sports Land Kutchan
Admission: Free

【Attention】
This year, the parking lot has been changed from 【Hirafu Parking Lot 1】 to 【Hirafu Parking Lot 2 (under the gondola)】. Please be careful not to make a mistake.

This year's Jaga Festival will be held on the street in front of Kutchan Station for the first time in four years!
The Niseko HANAZONO HILL CLIMB will also be held on the same day!

Dates: August 5-August 6
Venue: Kutchan Station Street
Noryo Fireworks :August 6 19:30 - 20:00

In case of light rain, the event may be cancelled in case of stormy weather

Inquiry
Kutchan Town Tourism and Commerce Section
TEL 0136-56-8012

The schedule has been changed. Please check the calendar.

Inquiry:Kutchan Town Office
Phone: 0136-56-8005
Email: [email protected]

Niseko HANAZONO Hill Climb is a hill climb event in early August every year in Niseko, Hokkaido. The wide range of race category makes easier for everyone to participate from the beginners to advanced with fun.

Date：August 2nd, 2022
Location：Hokkaido Niseko Area/Kutchan town
Entry：Until 6:00 p.m. of July 1st, 2022

Race：About 16km course in Niseko area
Capacity：1,000

The 150km and 85km races are official UCI Gran World Series qualifier events, and are supervised by the Japan Cycling Federation. Your road to Trento/Italy, the host cities of the 2022 UCI Gran Fondo World Championships begins in Niseko!

Dates：June 10th, 2022 - June 12th, 2022
Location：Hokkaido Niseko Area
Entry ：Until April 28th, 2022

Race：150km Road Race/85km Road Race/15km Time Trial Race
Capacity：150km Road Race 700ppl/85km Road Race 700ppl/15km Time Trial Race 300ppl

※There are road restriction during the Niseko Classic weekend.
We will inform you soon after this year's information is on website.
For your reference, HERE is the road restriction in 3