Many people say, "When in Hokkaido, you've got to try the crab!" Surrounded by colder water, Japan's northern island of Hokkaido is a hotspot for this delicacy. Here you can find many restaurants ...

Cpl. Sean Metevia, left, joins cleanup crews and members of the city of Vancouver’s Homelessness Assistance and Resource Team as they remove solid waste along the West Mill Plain Boulevard sound ...

Before Hokkaido was Hokkaido, it was known to mainland Japan as Ezo. Further back still, indigenous Ainu communities referred to the northern expanse as Ainu Mosir, a name they had used for untold ...

Enter Hokkaido, the northernmost of Japan’s main islands. With agriculture as one of its main economic pillars, exceptional food with the freshest produce and seafood is one of its biggest draws.

Heavy snow has led to 12 deaths in Japan since Feb. 4, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said Wednesday. By prefecture, three people have died in Niigata, two each in Fukushima and Shimane ...

Video Location: Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan Video Recording Date/Time: February 4, 2025 Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4.

Record snow has buried parts of the island of Hokkaido, Japan, this week. Obihiro received 47 inches (120 cm), setting a new record for 12-hour snowfall Monday night. In the same time period, Memuro ...

The Pacific side of Hokkaido recorded the highest snowfall on record in the country, with Obihiro receiving 120 centimeters of snow in just 12 hours on Tuesday. RESTRICTIONS AND USAGE TERMS ...

And it has proved exhilarating for visitors to Shintoku in the northwestern part of Hokkaido’s Tokachi Plain. Tokachi Sauna ... sauna facility in the city of Obihiro in Hokkaido.

And Hokkaido is the place to go for a real winter wonderland experience, with places like Hoshino Resort Tomamu opening dreamy ice hotels that you can actually spend a night in. Photo: Hoshino ...

OBIHIRO, Hokkaido--It's early in the morning and bitterly cold, but that doesn't interfere with training for Banei horse racing here, a one-of-a-kind experience that tests endurance, strength and ...