Two British tourists in Japan have been rescued after they attempted to climb Mount Yotei, the titular mountain featured in ...

“We have new snow, but it was ... clouds that dump snow over the mountains on the western part of Japan’s main island of Honshu and its northern island of Hokkaido. The phenomenon is similar ...

Tranquil and blanketed in pristine white snow, the Japanese city ... on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing battle against overtourism.

On May 13, a British man and woman hiked up the Yotei mountain in Hokkaido and became trapped due to the cold weather. The ...

SAPPORO—This ski season in Hokkaido ... team from the Japanese Society of Snow and Ice. Harada explained that as March approaches, avalanches become more likely in mountain areas: the risk ...

Japan snow Obihiro Hokkaido February 2025 Among the heaviest ... That's because the moisture from these winds are wrung out over the mountains, then move downslope and dry out.

This snow overkill is routine across Japan’s 400-plus ski resorts ... filled backcountry of Mt Asahidake, the highest mountain in Hokkaido.