Hokkaido's the only place in Japan you can find them. 16:34 So far, an hour-and-a-half flight from Tokyo to Shin-Chitose Airport and an hour's ride on the express bus.

A ride through Hokkaido Prefecture in early summer. We meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next generation, and a legendary trainer of an unusual horse race.

A government investigation has confirmed that tunnel construction for the shinkansen bullet train line extension to Sapporo ...

In Hokkaido, high seawater temperatures have also apparently changed the appearance of kelp. Since summer, a thread-like organism called Hydrozoa has been increasingly found on the surface of kelp.

SAPPORO--Schoolchildren in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, can now look forward to longer summer breaks after temperatures hit a blistering 36.3 degrees this year. The island’s ...

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 ...

People in the Tokyo area especially may have noticed a recent influx in Hokkaido food fairs over the past year. These events, held within department stores, give Hokkaido’s local food producers a ...

Hokkaido, Japan’s northernmost island ... The island’s cool climate abundant pastureland, and long daylight hours during the summer months create the perfect conditions for dairy farming.

a tributary of the Shubuto River flowing through the town of Kuromatsunai in southwestern Hokkaido. Farmers began noticing a significant drop in water levels around the summer of 2023. The river ...