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Hachiko District on MSN13d
MELTING Teddy Bear Hotpot in Sapporo in Hachiko Japan
We took a trip to Hokkaido, the northernmost region of Japan, famous for snow, dairy and lamb! Our first stop was to Hokkaido ...
The Straits Times14d
Wild Hokkaido: Ride horses, steam in saunas and spot wildlife in Japan’s remote ‘last frontier’
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 ...
The New York Times18d
In Japan, an Iceless Lake and an Absent God Sound an Ancient Warning
They see its disappearance as a bad omen. By Martin Fackler and Hisako Ueno Reporting from Suwa, Japan For at least six centuries, residents along a lake in the mountains of central Japan have ...
Live Science29d
What's the oldest lake on Earth?
Lake Baikal measures 12,239 square miles (31,700 square kilometers), making it Earth's seventh-largest lake.It is not only the world's oldest lake but also the deepest one, at about 1 mile (1.6 ...