While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

Snowfall reached record levels in eastern Hokkaido while blanketing other parts of the Japanese archipelago on Feb. 4, and more snow is forecast for wide areas through Feb. 6. The heavy snow is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ski resorts in Japan are prized for having some of the deepest, lightest powder around. A winter of exceptionally heavy snow -- some areas had more than 12 feet of snowpack this past week -- should be ...