HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The annual "Monkey Mountain Hot Spring" event at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden here has been ...

Dreaming of a ski trip to Japan? Make it a reality by following these tips and tricks, hiring the right guides, staying ...

Data from the Japan Tourism Agency shows the number of travelers staying overnight in Hokkaido plunged in spring last year due to a COVID-19 state of emergency. But the number of overnight ...

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.

There is trouble on the horizon in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where poor fishing conditions triggered by global ...