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Experience the ultimate relaxation at Chalet Ivy Jozankei in Hokkaido, where luxury meets tranquility with a private onsen in ...

This place was worth the adventure to get there! Here's how I spent 2 incredible nights at the most luxurious hotel in ...

When much of Japan is blanketed in humidity and summer heat, Hokkaido steps in like a breath of fresh air. Literally. With its cool, dry climate and dramatic natural beauty, Japan’s northernmost ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The fishing season for Japanese flying squid in southern Hokkaido opened on June 1, but the first auction scheduled for early in the morning the next day was not held since ...

May 31 (Reuters) - An earthquake of magnitude 6.1 hit Hokkaido in Japan on Saturday afternoon, the country's Meteorological Agency said, adding that it hit at a depth of 20 km (12 miles).

Our trusted travel specialists weigh in on Japan's less-touristed, just-as-exciting destinations, from arty Naoshima to the ...

But peer past those wonders, since immortalized odes and ukiyo-e woodblock prints, to find Gero, a quiet onsen town in Gifu prefecture with the placid, pastoral charm of a Studio Ghibli movie.

A slaty-backed gull collapses after stumbling in Shunkunitai in the city of Nemuro, Hokkaido, March 18, 2025, in this photo provided by the Wild Bird Society of Japan, a public interest ...

“I see many parallels between Hokkaido and WA,” says Nobukazu “Nobu” Muraki, owner and head chef of Ten and Sen, a specialist joint bringing spicy ramen from the north of Japan to Leederville.

SHIMUKAPPU, Hokkaido—A JR express train was filled to 60-percent capacity when it left Sapporo Station for Shimukappu in the central part of Hokkaido in December. After it stopped at Minami ...

Then I tried the Onsen Waffle Bath Towel, one of the picks in our towel guide. This towel is soft and plush, like a summery throw, but it’s still very absorbent while retaining the drape and ...