First on any Sapporo itinerary is Odori Park, a sprawling park smack dab in the heart of the city. This outdoor attraction ...

Nippon Ichi Software will release travel adventure game Fuuraiki, which originally launched for PlayStation on December 10, 1996 in Japan, for PC via Steam on March 27 in Japan, the company ...

There is still time to enjoy Japan’s winter delights – from ski runs to spectacular sights of frozen waterfalls – book your ...

Travel well in Hokkaido with our epic Japan travel guide! We visited Kushiro, Lake Kussharo, Sounkyo and Asahikawa, capturing the best things to see, do and eat in winter. Hopefully, our video ...

There is something about hanami — the centuries-old tradition of cherry blossom viewing — that makes spring in Japan feel ...

SAPPORO -- The problem of "overtourism," marked by an excessive concentration of travelers negatively impacting local ...

Get ready to experience the premium delicacies at "Tsubohachi", a leading Izakaya style Japanese restaurant from Hokkaido, ...

Tsurui, Akan District, Hokkaido, Japan - February 17, 2025 Red-crowned cranes, designated as a Japanese special national treasure, are in mating season on their snow-covered feeding grounds in the ...

The Japan Tourism Agency, Japan Sports Agency and Agency for Cultural Affairs have pledged to strengthen the brand of Japan ...

Before Hokkaido was Hokkaido, it was known to mainland Japan as Ezo. Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern expanse as Ainu Mosir, a name they had used for untold ...

I had heard of “kitamaebune” ships on the Sea of Japan that headed north, but little did I know about the importance the ...

Just a short, icy shuffle to Niseko’s buzzing Grand Hirafu village, this six-storey property in Niseko offers 32 serviced ...