Welcome to Japan’s snow-capped wonderland. A unique natural phenomenon, known as drift ice, occurs each winter on the Sea of Okhotsk, on Hokkaido’s northern shores. Ice drifts southward from Russia’s ...

Niseko in Hokkaido is a well-known powder snow ski destination, and every winter it attracts skiers from all over the world.

Hokkaido, Japan (CNN) — Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost main island, is unlike anywhere else in the country. Fully annexed by Japan around 150 years ago, Hokkaido’s indigenous people, the Ainu, have ...

Compared with the Hokkaido cities that are more famous among tourists, such as Sapporo, Hakodate, or Otaru, Asahikawa isn’t ...

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