Hokkaido

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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

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  Travel Spots

  Colorful Cosmos Blooming in Hokkaido Lakeside Park

  Red, white and pink cosmos flowers carpet an about 1.3-hectare-wide field at Omagari Lakeside Park i...

  September 16, 2023

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  General News

  Cattle-attacking Bear Culled in Hokkaido

  SAPPORO — A brown bear believed to have attacked 66 cattle in eastern Hokkaido has been culled, Hokk...

  August 22, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Summer Festival Parade Enlivens Otaru in Hokkaido

  OTARU, Hokkaido — The main dance event of the Otaru Ushio Festival, a summer staple in the Hokkaido ...

  August 16, 2023

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  General News

  Thousands of Lavender Plants Bloom on Sapporo Mountain

  At a farm catering to tourists in Sapporo’s Horomitoge pass, lavender blooms cover the slopes in a v...

  July 20, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Hokkaido Wetlands Tour Offers Views of Diverse Plant Life

  NEMURO, Hokkaido — The charms of wetlands in the Nemuro Peninsula of Hokkaido were on display to vis...

  July 12, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Hokkaido Trout Jump Against Waterfall

  Sakuramasu trout swim against the Sakura Waterfall in Kiyosato, eastern Hokkaido, as their spawning ...

  June 23, 2023

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  Japan In Focus

  Spring Arrives in Shiretoko, Hokkaido with the Melting of Snow

  SHIRETOKO PENINSULA, Hokkaido — Shiretoko Peninsula in eastern Hokkaido has welcomed spring and visi...

  June 11, 2023

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  Travel Spots

  Yosakoi Dance Festival Kicks Off in Sapporo

  SAPPORO — Wearing colorful costumes but no masks, dancers raised the heat at Odori Park in Chuo Ward...

  June 8, 2023

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