Spot rare wildlife, soak in a hot spring and sail in a frozen wonderland on Japan’s northernmost island.

Weather News announced that cherry blossom is expected to bloom nationwide earlier than usual. The earliest blooming is seen ...

Journey through eastern Hokkaido Prefecture, where spring arrives last in Japan. First, head east from Obihiro through the expansive fields of the Tokachi Plain, which produce much of Japan's food ...

The increased focus on foreign travelers follows the death of a Hong Kong woman on the outskirts of Otaru. The 61-year-old ...

Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan - December 01, 2024 Japanese monkeys soak in an open-air hot spring at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Dec. 1, 2024.

A study by Hokkaido University researchers has shown ... Iron is discharged into the ocean when the drifting ice thaws in the spring. Phytoplankton, as a result, proliferates in the Sea of Okhotsk ...

Spring sees the snow beginning to melt ... the northernmost sake brewery in Hokkaido, as well as the futuristic-looking windmills dotted along Otonrui Wind Farm to the west of Horonobe Town.