However, this season, industry insiders were salivating as the La Niña weather pattern — a cyclical period of cooler weather — pointed to a return to the massive snow dumps that made the island of ...

Overseas tourists are flocking to lesser-known destinations and novel services in a district on Japan’s northernmost main ...

Japan is home to 27,000 hot springs sources, but overtourism has reduced some of the country’s onsen water supply to a record ...

Areas in Hokkaido saw some of the sharpest rises in land prices in 2024, thanks largely to foreign visitors who have ...

Niseko, on the Japanese island of Hokkaido, is known for its world-class skiing. But it's also a great adventure destination in the summer months, too. Niseko is synonymous with skiing ...

The Japanese government announced that it needs to delay its plan to extend the northern Hokkaido Shinkansen Line.

Just a short, icy shuffle to Niseko’s buzzing Grand Hirafu village, this six-storey property in Niseko offers 32 serviced ...

Hokkaido is surrounded by water ... California will probably get no snow,” says Satoshi Nagai, general manager of Niseko Tourism Promotion, in his cramped but busy office a few minutes ...