Although the view is overwhelmingly magnificent, the ice that makes it up is thinner than it used to be, scientists said. Kay Ohshima, a Hokkaido University professor of physical oceanography ...

the northern end of the trail with a view of Kunashiri Island. The route offers an overwhelming sense of the immensity of the Earth and the sky that is hard to find elsewhere in Hokkaido despite ...

SAPPORO -- The problem of "overtourism," marked by an excessive concentration of travelers negatively impacting local ...