Welcome to Japan’s snow-capped wonderland. A unique natural phenomenon, known as drift ice, occurs each winter on the Sea of Okhotsk, on Hokkaido’s northern shores. Ice drifts southward from ...

With snowfall accumulations of up to 45 feet each winter, the northern Japanese island prefecture of Hokkaido has garnered the attention of wide-eyed powder hounds from around the world. There are … ...

Hokkaido’s northerly latitudes ensure you’ll be able to photograph snowy scenes if you visit between late November and early March. Why visit Spending a week or two in Japan during the Northern ...

A flight from freezing Beijing to a hot spring in Japan is warmly embraced by some winter travelers and Noboribetsu, a city in Hokkaido, is considered among the best. About 10,000 ton water pour ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--The sightseeing icebreaker Aurora was filled with excited tourists on Jan. 21 enjoying up-close views of the first drift ice of the season off the coast here.

ASAHIKAWA, Hokkaido -- The 61st Asahikawa Winter Festival began Feb. 6 right on schedule despite snow shortage fears, but saw fewer foreign visitors on-hand for the opening than usual amid the new ...

Planning a Chinese family’s multigenerational holiday itinerary to Hokkaido, Japan Keeping everybody happy on a multigenerational holiday to the Japanese island proved to be far simpler than feared ...

Keeping everybody happy on a multigenerational holiday to the Japanese island proved to be far simpler than feared It is 3am and I am wide awake, scrolling through listings of Hokkaido restaurants ...