Hokkaido
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Travel SpotsHokkaido Ice Hotel Reopens for Brief Winter Run
SAPPORO — Hoshino Resorts has opened the doors of its Ice Hotel for the season in Shimukappu, Hokkai...
January 21, 2023
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Travel SpotsMid-winter Chill Marks Seasonal Day of Daikan
A shima-enaga long-tailed tit perches on a snow-covered branch in Hokkaido Friday on the seasonal da...
January 20, 2023
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Travel SpotsPregnant Mares Get Some Exercise in Snowy Hokkaido
Pregnant mares and other horses send up plumes of snow on Monday on the first of a daily winter run ...
January 17, 2023
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Travel SpotsFormer Hokkaido Government Building to Regain Original Reddish-Brown Color Dome
SAPPORO — The octagonal dome of a former Hokkaido government building in Sapporo will see the return...
January 17, 2023
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Travel SpotsJapanese macaques enjoy a hot bath in Hokkaido
Japanese macaques bathe at the Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hakodate, Hokkaido....
December 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: World’s oldest Everest climber eyes new challenges
SAPPORO — In early October, professional skier Yuichiro Miura visited Mt. Teine, a 1,023-meter mount...
November 23, 2022
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Folk museum displays rare artifacts, plants from Kunashiri Island
RAUSU, Hokkaido — Archaeological materials and unique plants found on Kunashiri Island in the northe...
November 13, 2022
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Saury song gives Nemuro festival a samba flavor
NEMURO, Hokkaido — Vibraphonist Fumiko Yamazaki, composer and lyricist of the song “Samma Samba,” an...
November 13, 2022
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General NewsBear eludes hunters as it attacks dairy cattle in Hokkaido
SHIBECHA/AKKESHI, Hokkaido — Since 2019, one large brown bear has attacked and killed grazing dairy ...
November 12, 2022
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Film shines light on life with Russians after WWII
WAKKANAI, Hokkaido — Students at Ikueikan University in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, created a documentary fi...
September 11, 2022
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Japan In FocusSapporo props up bid for 2030 with tour of 1972 its Olympic venues
SAPPORO — Kiyota Ward, Sapporo, invited parents and children to take a tour of several venues used a...
September 11, 2022
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Hokkaido: Fluffy ‘snow fairies’ flying into hearts and bellies across Japan
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30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at 4 Locations in Hokkaido
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40-Centimeter-High Tsunami Observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido; 30-Centimeter-High Tsunami Reaches 4 Other Locations in Hokkaido (Update 1)
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Sapporo Sees Season’s 1st Snowfall; Snow Comes 8 Days Earlier Than Average
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Sapporo Snow Festival Attracts Many Visitors on Opening Day; Popular Event Taking Place at 3 Locations Around City