The Ishikari area has four distinct seasons.
Although the annual air temperature averages 6 to 9°C, the daily high sometimes exceeds 30°C in summer.
Visitors enjoy the sea in summer, lakes in winter, and events and activities in every season.
This page introduces the scenery and major events of the Ishikari region in each of the four seasons.
Spring
Major events
- Keiryu koinobori [Sapporo City in mid-April]
- opening of the Lake Shikotsu[Citose City in mid-April]
- Carp Streamer Festival[Ebetsu City in late-April]
- Sapporo Lilac Festival[Sapporo City in mid-May]
Summer
Major events
- YOSAKOI Soran Festival[Sapporo City in early-June]
- Midsummer in Tobetsu[Tobetsu Town in mid-June]
- Eniwa Flower and Living Exibition Held[Eniwa City in late-June]
- Ebetsu Pottery Fair[Ebetsu City in early-July]
- Hokkaido Flax Festival in Tobetsu[Tobetsu Town in early-July]
- Shinshinotsu Aozora Festival[Shinshinotsu Village in late-August]
Autumn
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Major events
- Sapporo Autumn Fest[Sapporo City in early-September]
- Indian water wheel festival[Chitose City in mid-September]
- Hamamasu Furusato Festival[Ishikari City in mid-September]
- Ishikari Salmon Festival[Ishikari City in mid-September]
- Atsuta Furusato Aki Aji Festival[Ishikari City in mid-September]
- German Christmas Market in Sapporo[Sapporo City in late-November]
Winter
Major events
- Sapporo Snow Festival[Sapporo City in late-January]
- Chitose-Lake Shikotsu Ice Festival[Chitose City in late-January]
- Kitahiroshima Fureai Snow Festival[Kitahiroshima City in early-February]
- Asoyuki no Hiroba[Tobetsu Town in early-February]
- Shinshinotsu Candle night[Shinshinotsu Village in early-February]
