SAPPORO--Schoolchildren in Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of Japan, can now look forward to longer summer breaks after temperatures hit a blistering 36.3 degrees this year. The island’s ...

Noboribetsu, located between Sapporo and Hakodate ... winter's heavy snow or summer's beautiful flower fields, making Hokkaido a year-round destination. Interest in feudal Japan has surged ...

Sapporo is best known ... Presiding over the mountainous island of Hokkaido, the dynamic urban center is a bustling hot spot that offers all of the charms of Japan’s more frequented cities ...

But the magic is there no matter the time of year: spring’s cherry blossoms, summer ... clock in Japan, which was built in ...

KUSHIRO, Hokkaido--A long ... is Lake Kussharoko, Japan’s biggest caldera lake covering about 80 square kilometers. Visitors can enjoy a view of the blue lake in summer and its contrast with ...