While thoughts of Hokkaido often bring to mind images of winter sports, snow festivals and chilly weather — there's plenty more to see in Japan’s northern prefecture. Located in the southernmost part ...

Only a 2-minute walk from the JR Hakodate Station, the Hakodate Morning Market Donburi Yokocho Market (Donburi Yokocho) is the best gourmet spot in Hakodate. It started out as a market cafeteria in ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido--If walls could talk, a building being remodeled into a hotel and restaurant in this northern Japan city would probably have a lot to say. Renovation work started March 2 on the ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido—It’s like bowling with a stick. Molkky is a team sport of Finnish origin in which a wooden pin is gently tossed at skittles. Each throw produces a score depending on how many pins ...

Our journey takes us through Hokkaido's winter southwest to Hakodate, where history meets one of Japan's most breathtaking ...

When Ichiro Oh opened the first Lucky Pierrot restaurant in Hakodate, Hokkaido, in 1987, getting customers in and out quickly was the operating model of chain restaurants across the country. Behemoths ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido-Thousands of sardines and mackerel washed up ashore near Toi fishing port in Hakodate, Hokkaido, confirmed a city official on the morning of Dec 7. It has prompted speculation that ...

Snowfall and strong winds affected parts of Hokkaido and the Tohoku region on Tuesday, January 20, as a low-pressure system ...

This weekend Japan’s iconic rail network launched the newest addition to its system of shinkansen "bullet trains," connecting Tokyo for the first time by high-speed rail with the northern island of ...

Hokkaido has been hit by persistent heavy snowfall in recent days. Up to 65 cm of snow fell in Sapporo, the capital of ...