What other travelers are saying about Hokkaido Ice Pavilion
Highly recommend this place. You'll have the opportunity to experience -21°C and -41°C.
Went there today for a break due to the heavy snow, and we were the only guests on arrival. The staff were kind and passionate, although we were the only visitors. Warm tea was given after the cold room. There is a shrine and a slide outside. The slide cost 200 JPY, but the staff let us use it for free. The slide is highly recommended and it made my day, thanks to the staff. Their kindness and energy; I will always remember.
Around 20 to 30 minutes' visit to the art museum was a great experience. The staff were nice, and it was fun for someone like me who came from a hot place. After walking through the museum, you can also try getting a fortune ticket and writing your wishes on wood. A fun and worthwhile place to visit!
There was nothing much to see in this establishment. -41C experience was just fans blowing cold air right at you. 200yen sled ride inside was kind of a ripoff, took less than 10 seconds. They give you a hot tea drink right after you finish touring around inside.
Run by a very enthusiastic couple, while definitely marketed towards children, the -21 degree Celsius hallway is no joke.
Despite being equipped for -10 degree weather, we were definitely being pushed to the limits. Some people challenge the route naked, crazy.
There is a room where you can optionally choose to shower yourself in -41 degree air for people feeling extra spicy.
You get treated to a warm cup of tea and a biscuit at the end for surviving. The theme park also features a snow slide where you ride on pan lid like object. The slide already felt like an uncontrollable harrowing ordeal and the manager points at this wooden plank at the top which appeared to be nearly a straight drop and asked if we wanted to try.
After some encouraging from them we gave in and gave it a shot. We thought we would fly off the curve of the slide but we didn’t, although we did get covered in snow. It was still a very fun experience.
Would recommend going out of your way to visit this attraction.
