Don’t expect raucous party scenes or over-the-top après-ski. In Japan, it’s all about the snow. Here’s a primer on where to ...

When was the first time you experienced snowfall? While I have walked on slippery, icy snow during my previous travels abroad ...

On this episode of Journeys in Japan, Cveto heads out into the mountains with the Alpine Club ... Hokkaido University Students in Sapporo were first taught to ski by a German language teacher ...

SAPPORO—This ski season in Hokkaido, a growing number of skiers and snowboarders have gotten lost in the backcountry after ...

it will be the first order of this kind for a zoo in Japan and a de facto closure order for the zoo. The zoo is located in a mountainous area about 20km south-west of central Sapporo and was ...

This year's festival came dangerously close to being cancelled, before it was saved by a last-minute snowfall Japan's Sapporo ...

SAPPORO, Japan -- A unique combination of a tucked-away mountain retreat and Indian curry has become a big attraction for foreign visitors on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido.

SAPPORO, Japan (Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off an elaborate weeklong affair Tuesday, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, attractions ...

Qantas has announced direct seasonal flights from Sydney to Sapporo’s New Chitose Airport to meet the growing demand for travel to Japan’s snowfields. The new non-stop route to Japan’s ...