The Pacific side of Hokkaido recorded the highest snowfall on record in the country, with Obihiro receiving 120 centimeters of snow in just ... for Villa Mysterious giant structures discovered ...

Parts of Hokkaido have received all-time high snowfall in recent hours, as a low pressure system rapidly develops across the country. Clouds dumped 112 centimeters of snow on the city of Obihiro ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

In Obihiro city on Hokkaido 4ft (1.2m) of snow had built up in 12 hours. Public broadcaster NHK said the figure represented the highest amount recorded in the country. Cold weather also brought ...

Winter in Hokkaido comes with meters of snow, literally.

SAPPORO -- Concerns are growing over whether the upcoming Sapporo Snow Festival, an annual winter tradition for Hokkaido's capital ... to change the designs of giant snow sculptures that will ...

It wasn’t fun. In Hokkaido, several metres of snow carpet the forest each winter. This thick layer of fluffy snow is not just comprised of ice, but also a lot of air, making it pretty good at ...

Dog sleds have raced through a snow-covered field in the city of Fukagawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan. Twenty teams with a total of about 60 dogs from Hokkaido and other prefectures took part in ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...

TOKYO: At least 91 flights to and from New Chitose Airport in Japan's Hokkaido were cancelled Tuesday (Feb 11) due to temporarily strong winds and snow, local media reported. By 5pm local time ...