The ice signals the onset of winter in the coastal areas of the Sea of Okhotsk in Hokkaido. Sightseeing buses lined up in the parking lot of a roadside station serving as the boarding area for the ...

The northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido is known for its beautiful winter sights. In Kitami City, temperatures may drop to around -15 degrees Celsius in the morning and evening, but its clear ...

SETANA, Hokkaido--A rising number of people are putting themselves in danger of bone-fracturing tumbles, crushed skulls by falling rocks and wild animal attacks to reach a shrine that honors a ...

There's a post office, a police station, a clinic, a temple, a Shinto shrine, a church ... a well-known ski resort. A winter trip to Hokkaido would be incomplete without at least an attempt ...

Temperatures here can drop 20 degrees Celsius below zero, which is extreme even for Hokkaido. 00:58 ... which can only be accessed in winter. She usually enjoys winter activities like snowboarding.