And Hokkaido is the place to go for a real winter ... where the hotel is part of the area’s winter Ice Village. During the beginning of the year, temperatures in Shimukappu can drop to a ...

It's ice floe season! Weather officials in Abashiri City in Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost main island, announced that ice floes, a much-awaited natural wonder, have finally reached the city's ...

Drift ice, the annual winter spectacle that draws tour boats in Japan’s northern seas, will soon be few and far between due to global warming, scientists warn. A study by Hokkaido University ...

RAUSU, Hokkaido--Town officials on Feb. 7 lost sight of about 10 killer whales that were spotted the previous day struggling to breathe as drift ice closed in around them just off the coast here.

The Studio Ghibli Acorn Forest shop is just outside of the Ainu Village on your way back ... see in Japan at this time of year and in Hokkaido. Drift ice is a naturally occurring phenomenon ...

and is located just north of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Last February, more than 80 fishermen were rescued when an ice floe detached from the shore near Starodubskoye village. In 2020 ...