Around ten vehicles including tour buses were involved in a collision in Hokkaido’s second largest city Asahikawa on ...

Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan - December 11, 2024 Penguins walk along a snow-covered path at Asahiyama Zoo in Asahikawa on the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Dec. 11, 2024.

The festival takes place in Asahikawa, the second-largest city in Hokkaido. Its main venue ... such as the Asahiyama Zoo, known for its innovative animal exhibits. The nearby Daisetsuzan National Park ...

A Japanese zoo is fighting back after authorities in Hokkaido prefecture issued a closure order for the facility exhibiting ...

SAPPORO--Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido ... consisting of four cars including the engine, has serviced Asahikawa and Furano stations since 1998 along a stretch covering 54.8 km.

Otaru Canal, a popular tourist attraction, is seen in Otaru, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Haruka Ito) OTARU, Hokkaido -- This northern Japanese city implemented new measures on Jan. 28 to ...

Beginning on January 24, visitors to the National Zoo can finally see Bao Li and Qing Bao in person. Roshan Patel / Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Meilan Solly ...

A 61-year-old Chinese tourist was fatally struck by a train in the city of Otaru, Hokkaido, on Thursday morning after stepping onto the tracks to take photos. The woman, visiting the coastal city ...

KAMI-SHIHORO, Hokkaido--It is known as the "phantom bridge" because the arched concrete span over Hokkaido's Lake Nukabirako vanishes from sight when water levels are adjusted by a dam on the ...