Our magnet fishing trip took a wild turn when we found a weapon that still had its serial number! 😱 Police had to step in ...

An icefall festival begins in Kamikawa in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on Jan. 25, 2025. The annual event, featuring about 30 ...

Hokkaido is a shapeshifter with a wild heart, their personality changing with every season. Gather round and let Hokkaido regale you with unforgettable tales for the road – hidden histories of ancient ...

Tim Anderson’s new book, Hokkaido, is inspired by Japan’s northernmost prefecture, where Western influences and Indigenous ...

Hokkaido has a lot going for it. As both a skier’s paradise and growing hub for enhanced travel experiences, Japan's northernmost island is a place where the barrier between civilization and the ...

Hokkaido cherry blossoms typically bloom in early May and are a popular draw for tourists. Starting from the south of Japan in Okinawa in January, the cherry blossoms slowly creep their way up through ...

As Hokkaido’s long winter season comes to a close, the melting ice and warm weather signify the beginning of spring. Living in Sapporo for four years now, spring is one of my favorite seasons as the ...

A fishing boat capsized off the coast of Kashima Port in Ibaraki Prefecture early Monday morning, leaving two dead and three others missing, according to the Japan Coast Guard's Ibaraki office.

The Hokkaido-based IST in 2019 became the first Japanese company to send a commercially developed rocket into space, but its orbital launcher, Zero, remains under development. IST's rival Space ...

Researchers for the first time captured video footage of a humpback whale foraging and “snacking” on fish that escaped capture from a fishing fleet. The footage was released in the online ...

Visitors can also take part in ice carving and other Hokkaido winter activities such as smelt fishing during the festival. Noboribetsu Jigokudani or Hell Valley might sound like a terrible place to ...

About 10 years ago, seafood lovers could enjoy a plate of squid sashimi for a little over 1,000 yen ($9.25) at Ikasei in Hokkaido’s ... skyrocketing and leaving fishing boats docked in port.