Hokkaido cherry blossoms typically bloom in early May and are a popular draw for tourists. Starting from the south of Japan in Okinawa in January, the cherry blossoms slowly creep their way up through ...

In the city of Wakkanai, Hokkaido, people are making the specialty ... of this series will be published on January 8, 2025.) Japanese original (Mainichi Shogakusei Shimbun) Easy Japanese news ...

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These events, held within department stores, give Hokkaido’s local food producers a chance to sell their wares in other markets around the country with a particular focus on the metropolis of Tokyo.

LET ME KNOW This Tiny Sweet Potato Stand In Japan Is “Managed” By An Adorable Shiba Inu Named Ken Kun Posted: January 3, 2025 | Last updated: January 3, 2025 Disclaimer: The content presented ...

Cape Blanco, the multiple grade I winner that stood at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in Kentucky this year, will relocate to Hokkaido, Japan, in 2015, the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association ...

Japan Airlines said it scrapped 42 flights, affecting 6,398 passengers, by early afternoon, all of them services to and from the northernmost island of Hokkaido. Its main rival ANA also cancelled ...

Semiconductors, bears and trains were just some of the major news topics in Hokkaido this past year, and are expected to continue to dominate local news coverage in 2025. Here’s a brief rundown ...

The Hokkaido Inu, one of the six breeds classified as Nihon Ken, is a resilient hunting dog with deep ties to Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido. This ancient breed, originally bred to hunt large ...

Despite its physical disconnection from the rest of Japan and a slower pace of life than the country’s mainland metropolises, the island of Hokkaido has not been immune to change this past year ...

SAPPORO -- More than 30 puppies of popular breeds such ... firewood to the stove" inside the dog kennel. (Japanese original by Takumi Taniguchi, Hokkaido News Department) ...