Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

SAPPORO—This ski season in Hokkaido, a growing number of skiers and snowboarders have gotten lost in the backcountry after ...

In a district of Toyama, 16cm was recorded while 12cm was observed in Tomakomai on Japan's northernmost island, Hokkaido. The ...

Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

The weak yen has spurred many Chinese nationals to visit Japan, while food is the biggest motivator for them to travel to the ...

Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan Video Recording Date/Time 4, 2025 Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday ...

Residents in Hokkaido, Japan became stuck in their homes after a record-breaking 4 feet of snow fell in the region in just 12 hours on February 4. Air travel was severely disrupted, over 370 schools ...

Hokkaido. Kagoshima on the main island of Kyushu also observed 2 cm of snow over the same period. The strongest cold air mass in several years has moved south and remains near Japan. Its ...

Vitus Stenhøj Schiøtz from Denmark was overwhelmed in Tokyo but found a home away from home in a ski resort where he can ...

Fed-up skiers at a popular Japanese resort have been forced to climb up steep slopes because of how long the queues for the chairlift are.

Tokyo, Feb. 6 (Jiji Press)--Heavy snow continued to fall in ... blizzards and high waves on the Sea of Japan side from the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido to western Japan, urging people ...

Record-breaking snowfall has fallen on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, disrupting traffic, causing airport closures and delaying deliveries. The Hokkaido prefectural government said ...