As I am not exactly partial to very cold weather and snow, nor do I fancy Japan’s hot summer, we chose to visit Hokkaido just as the weather transitioned from the hot summer to the much cooler ...

The sea of Shakotan Peninsula, which juts out into the Japan Sea in western Hokkaido, is a vivid blue in summer when the waves are quiet. The color, called "Shakotan Blue," changes according to ...

Niseko Tourism offers great information on guided tours in the summer to suit different interests, including rafting. Over the years, Hokkaido has emerged as a top skiing destination, with one of ...

00:24 The train will run on lines around Hokkaido during the summer months, with passengers stopping at hotels for three nights to enjoy the beautiful nature and food of Hokkaido. 00:46 This year ...

Hokkaido sika deer numbers have since multiplied ... “The deer crossed the strait walking on ice floes in winter or swam across it in summer, but details of routes they traveled remain unknown ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido—Two extremely rare all-white killer ... In ordinary years with the arrival of summer, sperm whales have replaced orca pods among cetacean species seen in the Nemuro Strait ...

There is trouble on the horizon in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido, where poor fishing conditions triggered by global ...