A ride through Hokkaido in early summer. We meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next ...

SAPPORO--Schoolchildren in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, can now look forward to longer summer breaks after temperatures hit a blistering 36.3 degrees this year. The island’s ...

Hokkaido Airports GM aviation business development Keikou Venske, speaking at Routes Asia 2025, stated (26-Mar-2025) Hokkaido Airports needs to focus on summer travel to grow its international ...

In Hokkaido, high seawater temperatures have also apparently changed the appearance of kelp. Since summer, a thread-like organism called Hydrozoa has been increasingly found on the surface of kelp.

HOKKAIDO – The first man slips on a bright green frog hat and, one by one, the rest of the five middle-aged singers follow suit. Then it begins: He croaks out a low baritone tune, the next man ...

As I am not exactly partial to very cold weather and snow, nor do I fancy Japan’s hot summer, we chose to visit Hokkaido just as the weather transitioned from the hot summer to the much cooler ...

It surpassed the 2,700 hectares consumed by a 1975 fire in Hokkaido. Japan endured its hottest summer on record last year as climate change pushed up temperatures worldwide. Then in February ...

When in Hokkaido, it's always best to leave room for ... In winter weekends and holidays, horse-drawn sleighs offer rides, while in summer, horse-drawn streetcars take their place.

A ride through Hokkaido Prefecture in early summer. We meet an artisan teaching handicrafts of the indigenous Ainu to the next generation, and a legendary trainer of an unusual horse race.