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When Visiting Japan, Make Sure to Add Hokkaido to Itinerary

Visit Hokkaido for winter sports, year-round outdoor adventures, hot springs, cultural experiences with the Ainu, stunning ...

Snow joke: capturing a land without colour – in pictures

For six months out of 12, Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido is covered in snow. Elizabeth Sanjuan’s haunting images make the most of this monochrome landscape ...
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Heavy snowfall hits Japan's Hokkaido, closes schools

Heavy snow fell on Japan’s Hokkaido Prefecture on Thursday (February 19), slowing traffic and closing schools, according to local media reports. Kennedy defends Trump glyphosate order; MAHA erupts as ...
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A Powder Quest in Japan’s Ski Country

Faced with soaring ticket prices and bare slopes at many U.S. resorts, Americans are flocking to the island of Hokkaido, which gets up to 50 feet of snow a year. Mount Yotei dominates the horizon at ...