A: Yes. The light, fine "powder snow" in Japan is globally renowned for its excellent skiing quality, a well-known example ...

Two iconic ski resorts, Niseko Hirafu and Hakuba Iwatake, are introducing brand new gondolas, promising to enhance the ...

Global warming could transform Hokkaido’s iconic powdered snow into the wet flakes found on Japan’s main island of Honshu, a study showed. Researchers from Hokkaido University and the Japan ...

SAPPORO--Increased sightings of brown bears in Hokkaido in winter suggest the animals ... bear during a cross-country training run at a ski slope in the Kamui-iwa Koen park in Rumoi.

Japan’s ‘champagne powder’ snow makes it the dream destination for skiers and snowboarders. The Standard checks out one of its top resorts Hokkaido’s fabled powder snow puts a visit to ...

00:58 Hokkaido's largest river, the Ishikari River, flows through the gorge, which is full of towering cliffs. First, we'll strap on our snow shoes and trek through the gorge, which can only be ...

to New Chitose Airport, the gateway to Sapporo.

Japan’s ‘champagne powder’ snow makes it the dream destination for skiers and snowboarders. The Standard checks out one of its top resorts ...