Creation legends and folk tales swirl like snow and leaves across the protected landscapes of Japan. This selection of four ...

Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

SHARI, Hokkaido--Nearly 60 people from all over Japan visited a gymnasium here on ... “It could've happened to me," he said. Visitors laid flowers in the hopes that such an act would help ...

Without the images, it might be hard to wrap your mind around the amount of snow blanketing the island of Hokkaido in northern ... along the slopes and mountains of Japan. "Think of it as U.S ...

so it’s time to wake up and start making some flower buds so we’ll be ready for spring.” Because of that, Weather News is saying there’s a chance of slight delays in sakura blossoming for certain ...

Reflecting on the nature of the seasons, HIH Princess Takamado explores the theme of birds in snow with her photos.

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A piece of home, but in Japan ... flower fields, like lavender, are used to flavour everything from shaved ice to coffees. Are there other cultural traditions that influence food customs in Hokkaido?

Hokkaido holds a sacred place in the culinary identity of Japan. Many believe that ... and red autumn foliage to cherry blossoms and mountain flowers that pepper the landscape in spring, the ...

But this sleepy city tucked away on the west coast of the island of Hokkaido has become the latest flashpoint in Japan’s ongoing ... which is set against the mountain, was attracting a daily ...