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.

Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair Tuesday, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, attractions and food for festivalgoers at the three ...

The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair Tuesday, featuring a ...

In Hokkaido, which has been hit by a severe cold wave in recent days, a video captured the moment when one of two deer ...

Snow sculptures are lit up at Odori Park in Sapporo, Hokkaido, on Tuesday, the opening day of the Sapporo Snow Festival. The ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an ... citizens began pitching in to make sculptures late last month in Odori Park in ...

SAPPORO, Japan (Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked ... sculptures late last month in Odori Park in central Sapporo, the main 1.5-kilometer route with ...

Reflecting on the nature of the seasons, HIH Princess Takamado explores the theme of birds in snow with her photos.

The Japanese government warns of heavy snowfall across a wide swathe along the Sea of Japan coast due to this season's ...

Heavy snowfall is expected to continue through the early morning of Friday in eastern Japan as a strong winter pressure ...