Historical accuracy isn't that important in Shonen anime, but when it does pop up, these anime have the best historical ...

Guides are available in five languages: Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and Thai. A 14-minute trip from Abashiri Station on the Abashiri Bus Tourist Facilities Line, bus stops at the museum ...

OTARU, Hokkaido--In an apparent "rebellion" at an aquarium here, penguins on a diving platform ignored the instructions of a keeper, who motioned to them to jump into water. They also refused to ...

A study by Hokkaido University researchers has shown that floating ice in the Sea of Okhotsk is not only dwindling in terms of coverage area, but has also lost 30 percent of its thickness across a ...

Full-time service in English as well as at least two other languages. Tourist information is available in all of Japan, operating seven days a week with on-site Wi-Fi. The location acts as a gateway ...

A pair of Yubari melons, the so-called king of Hokkaido’s summer fruit, were purchased for ¥1 million in this year’s first auction at the Sapporo Central Wholesale Market in Sapporo on Monday. This ...