Hokkaido
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Travel SpotsBrown Bears Active, Roaming Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula
Brown bears are coming out of hibernation and have begun searching for food on the Shiretoko Peninsu...
April 26, 2023
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General NewsHakodate Park Sees Cherry Blossoms Reach Early Full Bloom
Cherry blossoms in full bloom are enjoyed by visitors at Goryokaku Park in Hakodate, Hokkaido, on Mo...
April 24, 2023
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General NewsStrong Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Hokkaido
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — A strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck Hokkaido on Saturday night, the Japan...
February 26, 2023
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Architect Kengo Kuma, Celebrities Help Hokkaido Town to Build Museum
HIGASHIKAWA, Hokkaido — The municipal government of Higashikawa, Hokkaido, has teamed up with world-...
February 13, 2023
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Japan In FocusHokkaido: Bag Manufacturer Fashions Backpacks from Old Fishing Nets
AKKESHI, Hokkaido — Old fishing nets have been reworked into nylon randoseru schoolbags by a bag man...
February 12, 2023
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Travel Spots‘Phantom Bridge’ Emerges from Frozen Lake in Northern Japan
A walker surveys the ruins of the now-you-see-it, now-you-don’t Taushubetsu River Bridge at Lake Nuk...
February 9, 2023
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Travel SpotsDrift Ice Off Northern Hokkaido Coast Now Visible
Passengers aboard the sightseeing icebreaker Aurora sail through drift ice in an area off Abashiri, ...
February 5, 2023
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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
Top Articles in Hokkaido
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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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Record-Breaking Snow Cripples Public Transport in Hokkaido; 7,000 People Stay Overnight at New Chitose Airport
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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