[Hokkaido, Bibai City] Experience the snow country at the snow dome "Kamakura" in front of the station! A snow play tour that children can enjoy too!

Currently, registration is limited to on-site reservations. Experience the culture of a snow country in a snow dome called "Kamakura," which can seat four adults. Located just a 30-second walk from Bibai Station and directly off the Bibai Station bus stop for the Alpine Snowland shuttle bus, this is a convenient 30-minute tour (with a 25-minute stay in the Kamakura). Feel free to bring your own food and drinks into the dome (please take your trash with you), so you can have fun with friends. Additionally, Kamakura users are provided with free snow removal equipment, so you can experience the "snow removal" of snow country residents. Adults and children alike can fully enjoy the snow country experience in a snow dome made entirely from snow.

Bibai City is one of the snowiest areas in Hokkaido, and every year on February 7th and 8th, the Bibai Yukinko Festival is held, where children can enjoy the snow to their heart's content. Now, with the new Kamakura snow dome in front of the station, you can enjoy the snow country experience all winter long.

The "kamakura," which is over 2 meters in diameter, is a structure unique to snowy regions, made entirely from snow, and looks like a giant pure white object. At dusk, it is lit by glass candles, creating a fantastical space that will make you forget the cold. It is a spot you'll want to visit at least once to make memories of your winter in Hokkaido.

It is said that when people get lost in the mountains in winter, they dig holes in the snow to weather the blizzard and wait for search parties, and bears also spend the winter hibernating in holes until spring. Inside a snow hut, a "kamakura" (snow hut), is hardly affected by the wind (although it depends on the wind direction...), so it feels surprisingly warm. You can't understand that feeling until you enter a "kamakura," so be sure to try it out when you come to Hokkaido!