Hokkaido

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  Japan In Focus

  Steller’s Sea Eagle with 20 Shotgun Pellets in Its Head, Body Found in Hokkaido

  A Steller’s sea eagle, a bird species designated as a national natural treasure, has been found in N...

  January 13, 2024

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  Japan In Focus

  Sapporo Invites Foreign Influencers to Promote Scallops; Convenience Store Sells Hokkaido Scallop Curry

  SAPPORO — Sapporo, hit hard by China’s measures to suspend imports of Japanese marine products, has ...

  December 27, 2023

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  General News

  Heavy Snow on the Sea of Japan Side Likely to Intensify on Saturday; Iwamizawa Sees Record-High Snow

  This season’s strongest cold front brought heavy snowfall mainly on the Sea of Japan side of the cou...

  December 22, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  A Catholic Monastery in Hokkaido Is Aglow in the Snow on Winter Evenings

  LED bulbs illuminate the path leading to a Trappist monastery in Hokuto, Hokkaido, creating a fantas...

  December 19, 2023

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  General News

  Bear Cub Seen at Hokkaido Elementary School Grounds; Dies After Being Hit by Car

  Police in Hokkaido received a call from Higashi Elementary School in Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, reporting...

  December 7, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Monkeys Enjoy Hot Spring at Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido

  Hakodate Tropical Botanical Garden in Hokkaido. This seasonal event has been held for about 50 years...

  December 4, 2023

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  General News

  Stomach Contents of Dead Brown Bear in Southern Hokkaido Match DNA of Deceased University Student

  The stomach contents of a brown bear found dead on Mount. Daisengendake in southern Hokkaido matched...

  November 25, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Students Enjoy Shogi Festival in Hokkaido, Get Tips from Professionals

  OTARU, Hokkaido — A shogi festival was held on Nov. 4 in Otaru, Hokkaido, to commemorate the city’s ...

  November 22, 2023

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  General News

  Two Injured after Bear Attack in Hokkaido

  At around 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, a woman in her 50s who was in the mountains of Takinoue, Hokkaido, c...

  November 21, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Winter Version of Hatsune Miku Featured on Sapporo Tram; Design Features Culinary Treats From Northernmost Prefecture

  SAPPORO — “Snow Miku,” the winter version of the virtual idol Hatsune Miku from Sapporo, is being fe...

  November 19, 2023

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  General News

  First Snowfall of Season Observed in Sapporo, Other Parts of Hokkaido

  The first snowfall of the season was observed in Sapporo on Saturday, Japan Meteorological Agency’s ...

  November 11, 2023

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  General News

  University Student Attacked and Killed by Bear in Southern Hokkaido

  The body of a man was found Thursday on Daisengendake Mountain in southern Hokkaido, and a dead bear...

  November 7, 2023

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  General News

  Hokkaido Hit by Cold Weather, Snowfall; Sapporo Sees Lowest Autumn Temperature

  SAPPORO — A cold weather front passing over Hokkaido brought low temperatures, with snowfall falling...

  October 17, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Sapporo Snow Removal Trains Begins Readying for Winter

  To prepare for winter, workers readied sasara densha, which are special trains that brush snow off t...

  October 10, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  ‘Magical’ Lantern Festival Held in Sapporo; LED Lights and Helium Filled Lanterns

  SAPPORO — Approximately 800 lanterns made of washi Japanese paper floated up into the night sky at S...

  October 4, 2023

  #Hokkaido #Festival