Japanese weather officials say a rapidly growing low-pressure system is intensifying winds across the country, bringing ...

Heavy snowfall affected parts of Hokkaido from the night of Monday, February 3, into Tuesday, February 4. The Pacific side of ...

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Two indigenous white “ezoshika” deer, considered a “messenger of God,” were seen separately grazing in snow-covered fields in the Sarobetsu plain in northern Hokkaido on Feb. 13.

Niseko is riding a wave of increased global popularity, supported by the opening of new fancy resorts and eateries over the ...

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 ...

While the country is having a banner ski season, exceptionally heavy snowfall has created challenges for resort workers.

According to Japanese media outlet TBS Television, a local tour agency in Sapporo, located in northern Japan’s Hokkaido prefecture, introduced the snow shovelling tour as a local speciality.