Hokkaido

Hoshino Resorts Tomamu began accepting guests for its Ice Hotel that opened Monday in in Shimukap...

HIGASHIKAWA, Hokkaido — Kobo Pecker, a woodworking studio in Higashikawa, Hokkaido, has started a...

Nihonzaru, or Japanese macaques, enjoy a hot water bath at a botanical garden in Hakodate, Hokkai...

SAPPORO — The oldest hippopotamus in Japan, a 49-year-old female called Zan, died Nov. 3, Sapporo...

OTARU, Hokkaido — A three-day event to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the completion of the...

SAPPORO — The capital of Hokkaido observed the season’s first snowfall on Sunday, the Japan Meteo...

Salmon push their way upstream to where they will spawn, on Hokkaido’s Shiretoko Peninsula. Near ...

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Kushiro in eastern Hokkaido at 4:01 p.m. on Th...

SAPPORO — Two Ferris wheel gondolas designed by local students were unveiled and began operations...

SAPPORO — Three years after the Jomon Prehistoric Sites in Northern Japan were registered as a Wo...

SAPPORO — Fireworks lit up the night sky during a festival at Makomanai Sekisui Heim Stadium in M...

Visitors take a picture in front of the about 5,000 blue, white and pink hydrangeas floating in a...

People stroll through fields of lavender in full bloom at Hinode Park in Kami-Furano, Hokkaido, o...

NEMURO, Hokkaido — More than 190 fishing vessels gathered at Cape Nosappu in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on...

Flower petals, sand and other natural materials were used to create intricate designs at the Sapp...