Two people were injured after falling from a banana boat being pulled by a snowmobile at a safari park slated for closure ...

Winter in Hokkaido comes with meters of snow, literally.

Sapporo in Japan’s northern island, Hokkaido, is a captivating blend of urban sophistication and natural splendour. Despite ...

SAPPORO--The annual Sapporo Snow Festival, one of the nation’s biggest winter events, is to be held online for the second straight year due to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of COVID ...

SAPPORO—Amid towering snow and ice sculptures, ambitious curry bun venders will seek to set a new Guinness World Record by selling 10,000 buns in eight hours at the Sapporo Snow Festival on Feb. 8.

Climbing through the deep snow requires skill ... Academic Alpine Club of Hokkaido, Hokkaido University Students in Sapporo were first taught to ski by a German language teacher from Switzerland ...

Japan’s Sapporo Snow Festival, a dazzling showcase of ice and artistry that lures millions to far northern Hokkaido prefecture each winter, almost did not happen this year. A month of record ...

If you need any further proof of her global fame, an ice replica of her head is featured in the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan. The US Open and Indian Wells champion is one of many giant ...

SAPPORO, Feb 5 (Bernama-Kyodo) -- The annual Sapporo Snow Festival in Hokkaido's largest city kicked off as an elaborate weeklong affair on Feb 4, featuring a multitude of ice and snow sculptures, ...

The main city of Sapporo makes the most of this with its annual Snow Festival, which has grown since 1950 into a major draw for tourists and festival participants from throughout Japan and all ...

The entrance of North Safari Sapporo is seen in Sapporo's Minami Ward in this file photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025. (Mainichi/Junji Takayama) SAPPORO -- Two people were injured after falling from a ...