The venue-exclusive "Ginrinso Junmai Daiginjo Sake" will also be unveiled!
Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (Head office: Kita-ku, Sapporo; Chairman and CEO: Akio Nitori; hereinafter referred to as "Nitori") is pleased to announce that it will sponsor the "Snow HTB Square" at Odori Park 8-chome of the "2025 Sapporo Snow Festival," which will be held from Tuesday, February 4th to Tuesday, February 11th, 2025 (national holiday) at Odori Park (Chuo-ku, Sapporo).
You can feel the history of Otaru at the venue where "Ginrinso" is reproduced with large snow sculptures. Please come and enjoy it. Otaru City, which will be holding the "Otaru Snow Light Path" from Saturday, February 8th, is also supporting the venue.
Nitori will continue to support the promotion of tourism in Sapporo and Otaru.
■Tangible cultural property transformed into a large snow sculpture! "Otaru Ginrinso"
Ginrinso is a herring fisherman's house built by Inomata Yasunojo, who prospered from herring fishing in the late Meiji period. It was moved to Otaru in 1938, and in 2023, the inn "Ginrinso Old Main Building" and the adjacent "Grill Ginrinso" were registered as national tangible cultural properties. This building, which stands out for its intricate design by master carpenter Senzo Yoneyama, is one of the few "herring palaces" that still convey Hokkaido's fishing culture to the present day. We recreated it with the desire to spread awareness of Otaru's history.
A total of 1,000 production crew members will work on the project over a period of 28 days.
*Size of the large snow sculpture (approx.): Width 22m, depth 18m, height 10m
■ Spectacular projection mapping that colors the large snow sculptures: "The Lights of Otaru"
With the theme of "light," projection mapping will be projected onto the large snow sculptures, expressing the kindness that lights up people's hearts during the cold season, hope for the future, and the history of Otaru. Enjoy this beautiful, fantastical evening-only production, including gas lamps beautifully floating on the canal, the colors of history engraved in stained glass, and the light of the lighthouse illuminating the return voyage.
[Period] Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 to Tuesday, February 11th (National Holiday)
[Time] 17:30-20:30
*Screenings are scheduled every 30 minutes. Screenings will be held every day during the event.
*The screening schedule may change depending on the congestion situation.
■A blissful cup of sake, "Ginrinso Junmai Daiginjo Sake" is now available!
"Junmai Daiginjo Sake Ginrinso" will be sold exclusively at the venue. This product is a special sake made using Hokkaido sake rice "Suisei" and created with the cooperation of Otaru's long-established sake brewery, Tanaka Sake Brewery. It will be served at a special booth "presented by NITORI 'Kakuuchi Ginrinso'" within the venue, and will be sold exclusively here other than the Ginrinso main building. In addition, "Kiwame Amazake" made with Tanaka Sake Brewery's Junmai Daiginjo sake lees will also be available. Please take this opportunity to enjoy it.
[Presented by NITORI "Kakuuchi Ginrinso"]
Period: Tuesday, February 4th, 2025 to Tuesday, February 11th (National Holiday)
Business hours: 11:00-20:00
[Kakuuchi Ginrinso Menu] *Prices include tax
•Sake 800 yen per glass •Sake with dashi 600 yen per glass •Amazake 400 yen per glass
•Kamaboko 600 yen •Delicacies 300-600 yen
[Perfect as a souvenir]
•Sake 720ml 5,500 yen •Sake 180ml 1,500 yen
*This product will not be sold or provided to persons under the age of 20.
■Singer Nitori Akio and composer Gen Tetsuya sing passionately in front of the large snow sculpture!
Nitori Akio, the founder of Nitori and singer who has released singles such as "Susukino Romance," will appear on a special stage at the Ginrinso snow sculpture. Together with composer Tetsuya Gen, known for his hits such as "Amagi Goe," Nitori will sing about his aspirations for the northern land.
[Nitori Akio & Gen Tetsuya on Stage]
Date and time: Saturday, February 8, 2025 16:30-17:15 *Scheduled