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 ...

Hakodate occupies a unique place on the Japanese landscape, both literally and gastronomically speaking. Facing the Tsugaru Strait from its position on the southern shores of Hokkaido's Oshima ...

The struggle to save the warehouses pits preservation of cultural heritage against development and the expansion of ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido -- The 2022 Hakodate Christmas Fantasy officially opened here on Dec. 1 with myriad lights and fireworks, lighting up the snowy city's winter in an annual tradition.

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 ...

Two major cities in Hokkaido prefecture (pictured), in Japan, have shown support to the idea of the prefecture hosting an ...

The new Hokkaido Shinkansen travels the 825 km (513 miles) from Tokyo to near Hakodate, Hokkaido’s southern port city, in just over four hours.

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 ...

HAKODATE, Hokkaido—Fuel oil has leaked from a 3,919-ton tanker that ran aground here on Jan. 6, but its cargo of 3,800 kiloliters of diesel fuel and kerosene did not spill out, authorities said.

The reason for the mass mortality is not known, but the Hokkaido Research Organization’s Hakodate fisheries experiment station said fish sometimes wash up in huge numbers due to sudden water ...