List of icefall

• Age 0～Age 100
• 4～5 hours

The annual Ice Festival at Lake Shikotsu! !! From January 29th (Sat) to February 23rd (Wednesday), 2022, experience "airport transfer + α" not only from Sapporo but also from New Chitose Airport ⇒ Lake Shikotsu ⇒ Sapporo city. It is very difficult to move even with heavy luggage, but let's arrange a private car for such a case! Please choose the departure and arrival points such as the route from the hotel in Sapporo city to New Chitose Airport, and the route from New Chitose Airport to the hotel in Sapporo city. * Please see the official website of the Ice Festival for event information. Please leave it to us regarding airport transfers such as New Chitose Airport ⇔ Niseko, New Chitose Airport ⇔ Tomamu, and sightseeing movements to various parts of Hokkaido. We will provide you with "safety, security and comfort".

• For Family

• Age 7～Age 75
• 3～4 hours
• 08:00

This is a snowshoe tour that takes you to the famous ice waterfall spots of Lake Shikotsu, the northernmost frozen lake in Japan near Sapporo. We provide free transportation to and from Sapporo Station. Put on your snowshoes and head into the winter forest. Would you like to join us to see the impressive icefall that can only be seen during a limited time? This tour is recommended for those who want to have a different snowshoeing experience or want to make their snowshoeing debut. A professional guide will give lectures on various points of interest in the winter forest. This guided tour can be given in English.

• Pickup Service

• Age 16～Age 65
• 5～6 hours
• 10:00

Snowshoe hiking tour for beginners. *This is the recommended plan that allows you to enjoy the icefall in the easiest way. Kurotaki is a waterfall with a height of 20 meters located at an altitude of approximately 1,123 meters, and when it freezes in the severe cold, it becomes a spectacular icefall. English Guide Available

• Pickup Service

• Age 16～Age 65
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00

Oku-Nikko Snowshoe Hike Tour. Ioritaki is a waterfall that quietly cascades down in a quiet forest in Nikko National Park. This 20m waterfall is located at an altitude of 1,686m, and due to the severe cold, it slowly freezes over time, turning it into a stunning ice-blue icefall.

• Pickup Service

• Age 16～Age 65
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 05:30

Early morning snow hike tour for a limited time only. *Although it is aimed at people with strong legs, there is no problem even if you have no experience climbing snowy mountains. *There is also a river crossing. This view only lasted for 3 weeks! ! Unryu Valley, one of the most spectacular views in Japan that you should visit at least once in Nikko in winter, is located at an altitude of approximately 1,400m.In the depths of winter, the waterfall completely freezes and becomes a 120m-long icefall, at the entrance of the valley. The abundant fresh water creates an ice curtain that covers the entire wall, and countless icicles appear, creating a scenery called an ice temple. English Guide Available

• Pickup Service

• Age 10～Age 68
• 5～6 hours

This is a snow trekking trip to see a large icefall with a drop of 50m or more. In the mountainous areas of southern Nara Prefecture, icefalls form here and there during the winter, but this one is the largest. There are places where it is difficult to walk on the snowy mountain trails, so we wear light crampons and walk slowly with the guide. The walking time is about 1 hour uphill and 40 minutes downhill, walking slowly while taking pictures.

• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 82
• 5～6 hours

We will guide you through the icefall and the ice temple in the unexplored area of Nikko, Unryu Gorge. Unryu Gorge has a short sunshine time, and the ice shaping beauty created by the valley, such as the ice wall of width 100m more and the icicle of height 20m more, is very dynamic and no doubt everyone will be impressed! !

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• For Groups

• Age 10～Age 80
• 4～5 hours

[January to March] Snow trekking to the magnificent ice waterfall in Zao, Yamagata. Every winter, the entire huge waterfall freezes, creating an ice waterfall about 30 meters high and several tens of meters wide. Its power cannot be conveyed in a photo. A world of ice spreads out like a movie. You can also see large ice trees called monsters along the route. This is a popular tour of YAMAGATA EXPERIENCE, where you can experience ice waterfalls, ice trees, and Zao's mountain worship. Step into the silvery world that spreads across Zao in search of unknown spectacular views! [Very popular with participants! Comprehensive support for this tour] ・Safety efforts The path to the ice waterfall includes steep descents and climbs, but experienced guides certified by the Zao Bodaira Tourism Council will guide you safely. We operate tours for more than 40 days a season and boast one of the largest numbers of ice waterfalls in the area. To prevent slipping, we create stairs with shovels and carefully select routes, making the safety of participants our number one priority. ・Portable toilets availableEven in places where there are no toilets, our tour guides will carry a tent-type portable toilet! It can be used during the tour, so women can safely hydrate. ・Providing hot waterAt lunchtime, our guides will provide hot water. You can warm your body and fill your stomach with instant noodles without having to carry a heavy water bottle. *Lunchtime will be on the snow during the tour. ・Free gift of memorable photosDuring the tour, we will deliver the photo data taken by the guide on the same day! Photos of your smile and the beautiful scenery can be enjoyed as irreplaceable memories even after the tour. Don't worry if you can't get to the ice waterfall due to field conditions, etc.! In this tour, we will guide you on an extreme ice-covered route on snowshoes that you can't experience anywhere else. You can fully enjoy full-body activities in the spectacular world of ice-covered trees that you can only experience with a guide. This is a valuable experience that allows you to feel the charm of DEEP ZAO in every corner! [Tour route information] On the way there, take two lifts at Zao Liza World Ski Resort to the top of the ski resort. From the middle of the second lift, you will see a frost-covered area with a series of large ice monsters. You can enjoy viewing the frost-covered trees. From the end of the lift, you will mainly wear crampons and go downhill to the ice waterfall. When you arrive safely at Senninzawa Ice Garden, you can take photos and take a break in front of the ice waterfall. You can enjoy the mysterious world of ice. In the second half, you will climb back up a steep slope and change into snowshoes. You can walk on the fluffy new snow, slide on your buttocks, and on the way back, you will walk through the forest that only guided tours can enter, without using the lift, to the ski resort.

• Age 12～Age 70
• 2～3 hours
• 08:30 / 13:00

It can be every year in Abashiri suburbs that are not well known to the local people "icefall". Water flowing along the rocky, repeatedly frozen with a decrease in temperature, will continue to increase its thickness. Wearing snowshoes (Western snowshoe), Aim the natural shaped object of compelling. The drift ice in front of the season, and the weather is, you can admire the Shiretoko mountain range on the other side of you are happy if ice floe.

• Pickup Service
• For Rainy Days
• For Groups

• Age 13～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00

Adventure trekking in the snow and ice world in the Nikko Ore Mountains, Mt. Wear a crampon and walk with a guide aiming at Unryu Valley with full winter mountain equipment. (Around 6 hours for round legs) At the end of the trip, there is a 120m-long ice trap, a 100m-wide icicle group, and ice walls that freeze in the freezing cold! This should be seen! ! A treasure of winter sunlight "Unryu Valley"! ! Impressed! admiration! Amazing? ! This is an unmistakable scenic icefall trekking tour.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 6～Age 100
• 3～4 hours
• 09:00 / 13:30

Icefall that are not well known to local people, only at a time when drift ice comes, you will not be able to see the ice 瀑. Each year, I will guide you to the ice 瀑 to change the appearance.

• Pickup Service
• For Groups

• Age 15～Age 70
• Over 6 hours on the day
• 08:00

[Summary] Snowshoe trekking on a pathless road to the secluded frozen waterfall, Iori Falls, located further inland from Oku-Nikko. This is a course for those with good stamina, with a total distance of about 13 km. *Some parts of the course are outside the normal hiking route, so we have submitted a notification to the relevant authorities and are holding the tour. [Schedule] 08:00 Meet at Prefectural Akanuma Parking Lot ・Reception ・Snowshoe rental (free) 08:30 Depart 09:30 Pass Odashirogahara 10:00 Pass Yumihari Pass 12:00 Arrive at Iori Falls (lunch) *Please bring your own lunch. 12:30 Depart Iori Falls 14:00 Pass Yumihari Pass 14:30 Pass Odashirogahara 15:30 Arrive at Akanuma Parking Lot Disband [About application] This tour is by request. Reservations are not made at the time of application. We will respond promptly to your application, but please note that it may take some time. In addition, we may contact you to cancel your reservation after it has been confirmed due to snow conditions or weather. [About snowshoes] Snowshoes are a type of equipment that you wear on your shoes to walk on snow, similar to snow shoes. If you would like to rent them, please let us know in the answer to the questions when making your reservation. There are no special shoes for snowshoes, but we can accommodate a wide range of shoes with a hard instep that are cold-resistant and waterproof (such as snow boots). As this plan involves walking long distances, please bring your own hiking shoes or snow boots.