Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

Sculptures created by citizens include those featuring shimaenaga, a subspecies of long-tailed tits found in Hokkaido, as well as rabbits as 2023 marks the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese ...

Additionally, Piapro announced that a Snow Miku themed train will between November 16, 2024 and March 23, 2025. The new train will feature Snow Miku and Rabbit Yukine in their new 2025 costumes.

A snow sculpture of Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani is covered with snow at the Sapporo Snow Festival, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan. Credit: AP ...

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6.

Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido is a winter paradise for lovers of snow, hot springs, seafood and beer. This month CNNGo starts in the capital city Sapporo, where we’ll see the snow ...

Most people aren’t aware that there is skiing in Japan. About 73 per cent of the Japanese land mass is mountainous and in the north island of Hokkaido, cold, dry, Siberian winds travel over the ...

Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido is a winter paradise for lovers of snow, hot springs, seafood and beer. This month CNNGo starts in the capital city Sapporo, where we’ll see the snow ...