Hokkaido

SAPPORO — An event lighting up trees to spotlight their changing colors will begin on Friday at K...

KIYOSATO, Hokkaido — A distillery in Kiyosato, Hokkaido, has started the process of making shochu...

SAPPORO — A private zoo North Safari Sapporo, known as “Japan’s most dangerous zoo,” which had be...

The leaves of Japanese whitebeam and other trees are turning color on Mt. Kurodake (1,984 meters)...

The business of renting out bear repellent spray, which is seeing increased demand as mountaineer...

An annual mochi pounding festival held to pray for bountiful harvest and thriving business starte...

Salvia, marigold and other flowers are in full bloom at 14-hectare hilly gardens of Shikisai-no-o...

Fishermen land autumn salmon in Taiki, Hokkaido, on Thursday as the season kicks off across the p...

AKKESHI, Hokkaido — The first Pacific saury catch of the season was brought in by a fishing boat ...

A body was found on Friday on a mountain on the Shiretoko Peninsula in Hokkaido, where a man had ...

URAKAWA, Hokkaido — Two newlywed couples enjoyed rides in a horse-drawn carriage in wedding cerem...

The No. 3 reactor at the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido could be restarted as early as 20...

SAPPORO — Tea sourced through fair trade and commercialized was on sale at a school festival at S...

A 40-centimeter-high tsunami was observed at Tokachi, Hokkaido, at around 10:51 a.m. following a ...

A 30-centimeter-high tsunami was observed in Nemuro and three other areas in Hokkaido, starting a...