Hokkaido is a popular tourist area not only for Japanese but also for foreign visitors as well. Hokkaido’s area accounts for roughly 22% of Japan, and has many sightseeing spots such as Sapporo, Otaru ...

Discover the best things to do in Sapporo – from scenic parks and historic landmarks to top attractions, shopping streets, ...

ABASHIRI, Hokkaido--The sightseeing icebreaker Aurora was filled with excited tourists on Jan. 21 enjoying up-close views of the first drift ice of the season off the coast here. The ice signals the ...

Serious safety concerns are emerging over the operations of a Hokkaido sightseeing boat that disappeared last weekend with 24 passengers and two crew on board. An ongoing search and rescue operation ...

SAPPORO -- Tokyo-based private railway firm Tokyu Corp. is teaming up with Hokkaido Railway Co. (JR Hokkaido) to operate a luxury sightseeing train in the northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido as early ...

Hokkaido Railway Co will launch two new sightseeing train services on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido from 2027. While the "Red Star" and "Blue Star" services were initially scheduled to ...

SAPPORO — A rapidly increasing number of foreign visitors are using rental vehicles. This has led to the distribution of the “Drive Hokkaido!” mobile app, which provides such services as travel ...

I was standing on the port side of the Garinko III IMERU ice breaker in the Abashiri region of Japan. I wanted to experience what it was like moving through the calm, ice-covered Sea of Okhotsk. There ...

Are you flying to Hokkaido sometime soon? If you’re a Pokemon fan, you’re gonna wanna fly in this special new Vulpix airplane. Airline company AIRDO, the prefecture of Hokkaido, and The Pokemon ...

SAPPORO -- Blizzards struck many areas of Hokkaido on March 1 due to a rapidly developed low pressure system, causing a bus accident that injured one student and temporarily isolating people at a ...

The company president of a sightseeing boat that sank in strong winds and rough seas in 2022, killing all aboard, apologized ...