Hokkaido in winter offers thrilling adventures and surreal natural beauty with every (snowshoed) step.

The home of the animist Ainu offers surreal experiences.

These destinations, which inspired many iconic Studio Ghibli movies, deserve a spot on your Japan bucket list for all the ...

Ohio University (OU), USA, is now offering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Asante Twi, a dialect of the Akan language spoken in Ghana. On the university’s website, it states ...

Japan is always a good idea, but if you’ve already seen the best of Tokyo, Osaka, and Kyoto, then perhaps it’s time to venture north onto Hokkaido. The country’s northernmost island prefecture is ...

Noboribetsu, located in central Hokkaido, is one of Japan's leading hot spring resorts with the source of its springs found in Noboribetsu Jigokudani. A promenade in Jigokudani (literally "Hell Valley ...

Noboribetsu Onsen in Hokkaido is a highly popular tourist destination among both foreigners and Japanese. Therefore, depending on the season, it can be extremely crowded, making it difficult to board ...

Still, without hesitation, and a massive bag of Benadryl in my suitcase, I flew to Tokyo (Hanada Airport) to meet up with a group that would be traveling through East Hokkaido for a week. While we saw ...