Snowboarders and skiers in Hokkaido, Japan, climbing up the slope of a mountain as others wait in a long line for cable cars amid heavy snowfall. Video credit: @572873083 via RedNote ...

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

In Hokkaido Prefecture, the sport of ski mountaineering has a long history. Making your way up into the mountains is possible when you have skis. Climbing through the deep snow requires skill ...

As of Feb. 15 this year, there had been three sightings. “Brown bear sightings in mid-winter in mountain forests in eastern Hokkaido began about 10 years ago,” said Toshio Tsubota, a professor ...

Traversing the Shiretoko Mountain Range Part 1 Shiretoko, a World Natural Heritage site, is home to a series of mountains over 1,500 meters high. This time, a Canadian living in Hokkaido ...

With snow-capped mountains, ancient forests, wild wetlands and art-filled parks, Hokkaido’s diverse landscapes make this northern island one of Japan’s most exhilarating destinations.